Bayinnaung Kyawhtin Nawrahta was King of Burma from 30 April 1550 until his death in 1581, during the Toungoo dynasty. His reign is considered one of the most momentous in Burmese history, famously de
Statue of Bayinnaung in front of the National Museum of Myanmar
King Mekuti represented as Yun Bayin, Burmese nat
Surviving Khmer bronze statue of the 30 statues taken from Ayutthaya in 1564, taken to Mrauk-U in 1600 by the Arakanese, and to Amarapura in 1785 by Thado Minsaw.
Bago, formerly known as Hanthawaddy, is the capital of the Bago Region in Myanmar. It is located 91 kilometres north-east of Yangon. The city had a population of 179,505 people in 2019 and was a histo
The 177 ft (54 m) Shwethalyaung Buddha, constructed in 994 A.D. by King Migadepa
Portuguese Ruler and his Soldiers-Drawing by Philips, Jan Caspar (engraver)