Tampawaddy Explained

Tampawaddy or Tamrawati(Burmese: တမ္ပဝတီ, in Burmese pronounced as /tàɰ̃pa̰wədì/, also spelt Tampavatī, Sanskrit: ताम्बावती Taambavatee,) is a classical name of the city of Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar. According to the Burmese chronicles, King Thaik Taing (r. 516–523) moved the palace from Thiri Pyissaya to nearby Tampawaddy.[1] However, evidence indicates that the earliest human settlement in the Bagan region dates only from the mid-7th century CE.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 139–141
  2. Aung-Thwin 2005: 185