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confluence of the
Irrawaddy and
Chindwin Rivers. Five
major walled cities-
Beikthano, Maingmaw, Binnaka, Hanlin, and Sri Ksetra- and
several smaller towns...
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Beikthano (Burmese: ဗိဿနိုး, [beɪʔθənó], also
known as
Panhtwa city), is
situated in the
irrigated Magway Region, near present-day Taungdwingyi. In the...
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Panhtwar (Burmese: ပန်ထွာ) was the
legendary queen regnant of
Beikthano, the
ancient city of the Pyu Kingdom. She was
considered to be a strong, spiritual...
- five-face and
hybrids also exist. The one-face
style grew out of 2nd
century Beikthano, and the four-face out of 7th
century Sri Ksetra. The temples,
whose main...
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village is
noted for its hot
springs and
archaeological sites. Hanlin,
Beikthano, and Sri Ksetra, the
ancient cities of the Pyu
Kingdom were
built on the...
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Bagan Beikthano Hanlin Sri
Ksetra The
United Nations Educational,
Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding...
- five-face and
hybrids also exist. The one-face
style grew out of 2nd
century Beikthano, and the four-face out of 7th-century Sri Ksetra. The temples,
whose main...
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Traces of
their presence can be
found in Sri
Ksetra near Pyay, and in
Beikthano in
central Burma. The Mon are
believed to have
begun migrating into the...
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writing are all very
similar to
examples found at
other "Pyu"
sites such as
Beikthano and Maingmaw. A distinct, and
probably pre-Buddhist,
funerary practice...
- Myanmar, and the
first Indo-Chinese
adherents of
Theravada Buddhism.
Beikthano, one of the
first Pyu centres,
contains urbanesque foundations which include...
