Sagaing

Sagaing
စစ်ကိုင်းမြို့

The Yadanabon Bridge on the Irrawaddy
Sagaing

Location in Burma

Coordinates: 21°52′56″N 95°58′43″E / 21.88222°N 95.97861°E / 21.88222; 95.97861Coordinates: 21°52′56″N 95°58′43″E / 21.88222°N 95.97861°E / 21.88222; 95.97861
Country Burma
Division Sagaing Region
Population (2011) 69,917
  Religions Buddhism
Time zone MST (UTC+6.30)

Sagaing (Burmese: စစ်ကိုင်းမြို့; MLCTS: cac kuing: mrui., pronounced: [zəɡáiɴ mjo̰]) is the capital of Sagaing Region (formerly Sagaing Division) in Myanmar. Located on the Ayeyarwady River, 20 km to the south-west of Mandalay on the opposite bank of the river, Sagaing with numerous Buddhist monasteries is an important religious and monastic center. The pagodas and monasteries crowd the numerous hills along the ridge running parallel to the river. The central pagoda, Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda, is connected by a set of covered staircases that run up the 240 m hill.

Sagaing was the capital of Sagaing Kingdom (13151364), one of the minor kingdoms that rose up after the fall of Pagan dynasty, where one of Thihathu's sons, Athinkhaya, established himself.[1]:227 During the Ava period (13641555), the city was the common fief of the crown prince or senior princes. The city briefly became the royal capital between 1760 and 1763 in the reign of King Naungdawgyi.

On August 8, 1988, Sagaing was the site of demonstrations which were concluded by a massacre in which around 300 civilians were killed.[2]

Today, with about 70,000 inhabitants, the city is part of Mandalay built-up area with more than 1,022,000 inhabitants estimated in 2011. The city is a frequent tourist destination of day trippers. The city is home to the Sagaing Institute of Education and the Sagaing Education College.

View of Ayeyarwady River from Sagaing Hill, Sagaing Division, Myanmar

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References

  1. Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella, ed. The Indianized States of south-east Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
  2. Irrawaddy article 1997
Sagaing
Preceded by
Pinya
Capital of Sagaing Kingdom
June 1315 – April 1364
Succeeded by
End of Kingdom
Preceded by
New Kingdom
Capital of Ava Kingdom
April – September 1364
Succeeded by
Pinya
Preceded by
Shwebo
Capital of Burma
26 July 1760 – 23 July 1765
Succeeded by
Ava
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