Burma . CARVED FIGURE OFNAT. kOYALTY, HISTORY 17I. 385. TEMPLES RAISED BY A MODERN KING (THE KUTHODAW,p. 122)- historic centres of Burmandominion. Sagaing wasabandoned for the lasttime in 1776 for a newcapital at Amayapdya{A marapiira—City of Im-mortals) half-way betweenAva {Inwa) and themodern capital Mandale,which was founded in1857, after the accessionof King Mind6n most ancient capitalis Tagdung, one hundred miles north of Mandale. Other capitals were Shweb6, Myinzaing, Pannya. The capitals of the TaMing dominion were Thatdn, Pegu, and Prome {Pye). Rangoon (Yangon), at the meeting
Burma . CARVED FIGURE OFNAT. kOYALTY, HISTORY 17I. 385. TEMPLES RAISED BY A MODERN KING (THE KUTHODAW,p. 122)- historic centres of Burmandominion. Sagaing wasabandoned for the lasttime in 1776 for a newcapital at Amayapdya{A marapiira—City of Im-mortals) half-way betweenAva {Inwa) and themodern capital Mandale,which was founded in1857, after the accessionof King Mind6n most ancient capitalis Tagdung, one hundred miles north of Mandale. Other capitals were Shweb6, Myinzaing, Pannya. The capitals of the TaMing dominion were Thatdn, Pegu, and Prome {Pye). Rangoon (Yangon), at the meeting point of five navigable channels, and with anchorage for the largest ships, has out-distanced all competitors since the modern development of commerce. For the history of Burma the only avail-able source is the official chronicle kept by command of the kings—mahd-yazawin. The first part is occupied with the legendary origin of the race from the cloud-dwellers—Byamma (the Burman form of Brahma)* The names and doings of legendary peisons foll
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