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v. t. e. The current capital of Myanmar (Burma) is Naypyidaw. The following is a list of political capitals of notable states in Burmese history from the 9th century to the present. The list is generally organised in dynastic and chronological orders. National capitals are shown in bold.
Naypyidaw (officially romanized Nay Pyi Taw and also spelled as Naypyitaw and Nay Pyi Daw) (Burmese: နေပြည်တော်; MLCTS: Nepranytau; pronounced [nèpjìdɔ̀] lit. 'Grand Capital'), is the capital and third-largest city of Myanmar. The city is located at the centre of the Naypyidaw Union Territory. [1]
Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government relocated the administrative functions to the purpose-built capital city of Naypyidaw in north central Myanmar. [6] With over five million people, Yangon is Myanmar's most populous city and its most important commercial centre.
Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Burmese script. Myanmar, [ d ] officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar[ e ] and also known as Burma (the official name until 1989), is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a ...
In 1535, King Tabinshwehti reunified Burma and founded the second Burmese Empire (Taungû dynasty, 1535–1752). This empire is almost constantly at war with the kingdom of Ayutthaya, in present-day Thailand. Faced with revolts and Portuguese incursions, the Taungû dynasty retreated to central Burma.
Amarapura (Burmese: အမရပူရ, pronounced [ʔəməɹa̰pùɹa̰], lit. 'The Immortal city'; also spelt as Ummerapoora[2]) is a former capital of Myanmar, and now a township of Mandalay city. Amarapura is bounded by the Irrawaddy river in the west, Chanmyathazi Township in the north, and the ancient capital site of Ava (Inwa) in the south.
Inwa was the capital of Myanmar (Burma) for nearly 360 years, on five separate occasions, from 1365 to 1842. ... The former capital city site is a popular tourist day ...
Naypyidaw Union Territory. The Naypyitaw Union Territory (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုနယ်မြေ နေပြည်တော်), also called Naypyitaw Council Territory (နေပြည်တော်ကောင်စီနယ်မြေ) (Naypyitaw also spelled Nay Pyi Taw, Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Daw) is an ...