Bago

Bago
Burmese:	ပဲခူးမ္ရုိ့
- IPA	[bə’ gó mjo̰]
- MLCTS	pai: hku: mrui.
Admin. division:	Bago Division
Area:	km²
Population:	220,000
Coordinates:	17°19'35.89"N, 96°29'53.05"E
Mayor:
Demographics
Ethnicities:	Bamar, Burmese Chinese, Burmese Indians, Kayin
Religions:	Buddhism, Islam

The 54-m Shwethalyaung Buddha, constructed in 994 A.D. by King Migadepa

Bago, formerly Pegu, is a city and the capital of Bago Division in Myanmar. It is located 80 km (50 mi) from Yangon. It has a population of 220,000. Image File history File links Red_pog. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system of phonetic notation devised by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) used in spoken human language. ... This article or section uses Burmese characters which may be rendered incorrectly. ... Bago Division is an administrative divisionof Myanmar, located in the southern portion of the country. ... The Bamar (Burmese: ဗမာ; IPA: ), sometimes called Burman, are the dominant ethnic group of Myanmar, constituting approximately 68% (30,000,000) of the population. ... The Burmese Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 緬甸華人; pinyin: MiÇŽndiàn huárén; Burmese: ; MLCTS: ) are a group of overseas Chinese born or raised in Myanmar (formerly Burma). ... Shri Kali Temple in Yangon The Burmese Indians (Burmese: ) are a group of overseas Indians from Myanmar (formerly Burma). ... Total population 7,400,000 Regions with significant populations Myanmar: 7,000,000 Thailand:  400,000 Language Karen Religion Buddhism, Christianity, Animism Related ethnic groups Padaung The Karen (Burmese: or Kayin), also known in Thailand as the Kariang (Thai: กะเหรี่ยง) or Yang , are an ethnic group in Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand. ... Buddhism is a religion, philosophy, and arguably a psychology, focusing on the teachings of the Buddha Śākyamuni (Siddhārtha Gautama), who lived in ancient India most likely from the mid-6th to the early 5th century BCE. Buddhism spread throughout the Indian subcontinent in the five centuries following the Buddha... For other uses, including people named Islam, see Islam (disambiguation). ... Bago Division is an administrative divisionof Myanmar, located in the southern portion of the country. ... Yangon (Burmese: , population 4,082,000 (2005 census), formerly Rangoon), is the largest city of Myanmar (formerly Burma) and its former capital. ...

History

According to legend, two Mon princess from Thaton founded Bago in 573 AD. They saw a female goose standing on the back of a male goose on an island in a huge lake. Thinking that this was an auspicious omen, they built a city called Hanthawady (Pali Hamsavati) on the edge of the lake. The Mon are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia. ... Thaton is a town in Mon State, in southern Myanmar on the Tenasserim plains. ... Pāli is a Middle Indo-Aryan dialect or prakrit. ...

The earliest mention of this city in history is by the Arab geographer Ibn Khudadhbin around 850 AD. At the time, the Mon capital had shifted to Thaton. The area came under rule of the Burmese from Bagan in 1056. After the collapse of Bagan to the Mongols in 1287, the Mon regained their independence. The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ) are an ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... Thaton is a town in Mon State, in southern Myanmar on the Tenasserim plains. ... Temples in Pagan. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

From 1369-1539, Hanthawady was the capital of the Mon Kingdom of Ramanadesa, which covered all of what is now lower Myanmar. The area came under Burman control again in 1539, when it was annexed by King Tabinshweti to his Kingdom of Taungoo. The kings of Taungoo made Bago their royal capital from 1539-1599 and again in 1613-1634, and used it as a base for repeated invasions of Siam. As a major seaport, the city was frequently visited by Europeans, who commented on its magnificence. The Burmese capital relocated to Ava in 1634. In 1740, the Mon revolted and briefly regained their independence, but Burmese King Alaungpaya sacked and completly destroyed the city (along with Mon independence) in 1757. Taungoo (Toungoo) is a city in the Bago Division of Myanmar, located 220 km from Yangon, towards the northern end of the division, with mountain ranges to both east and west. ... For the country formerly called Siam see Thailand SIAM is an acronym for Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. ... AVA or ava may stand for: // As an initialism Agri-food and Veterinary Authority (Singapore) Alexander Valley Association (USA) American Vaulting Association (USA) American Vecturist Association American Vigilante Association American Viticultural Area (USA) American Volkssport Association American Voyager Association (USA) Angels and Airwaves (band) Applied Vision Association (UK) Association of... Alaungpaya 1711-15 May 1760 was a Burmese king who established the Konbaung Dynasty (Heavens platform) in the early 18th century. ...

Bago was rebuilt by King Bodawpaya (1782-1819), but by then the river had shifted course, cutting the city off from the sea. It never regained its previous importance. After the Second Anglo-Burmese War, the British annexed Bago in 1852. In 1862, the province of British Burma was formed, and the capital moved to Yangon. The name Bago is spelt peh kou literally. The substantial differences between the colloquial and literary pronunciations, as in with Burmese words, was a reason of the British corruption "Pegu". The Second Anglo-Burmese War took place in 1852. ... Yangon (Burmese: , population 4,082,000 (2005 census), formerly Rangoon), is the largest city of Myanmar (formerly Burma) and its former capital. ...

Places of interest

• Shwethalyaung Buddha (Reclining Buddha)
• Shwemawdaw Paya
• Kyaikpun Paya
• Kanbawzathadi Palace site & museum
• Maha Kalyani Sima
• Mahazedi Paya
• Shwegugale Paya