Amyint is a village located in
Monywa District, Sagaing Region in
Upper Myanmar
Upper Myanmar ( my, အထက်မြန်မာပြည်, also called Upper Burma) is a geographic region of Myanmar, traditionally encompassing Mandalay and its periphery (modern Mandalay, Sagaing, Magway Regions), or more broadly speak ...
. It was one of the key districts during the days of the Burmese monarchy.
History
During the
Ava period, King
Swa Saw Ke was the governor of the district before his accession to the Ava throne. Moreover, the city was one which was important for the armies of the kings at all almost dynasties. Lord Min Let-pha-wa of Amyint was a well-known vassal ruler in the
Konbaung period.
U Wisara
Ven. U Wisara ( my, ဦးဝိစာရ, , pi, ; 24 April 1889 – 19 September 1929) was a Burmese Buddhist monk who died in prison after a 166-day hunger strike against the colonial British rule in Burma. The monk had been repeatedly imp ...
, a national hero and martyr of the nation of
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
hailed from Kanneint, one of the villages in the Amyint region. The writer
Nyo Mya was born in Thawtapan village from the region.
Transport
The rural road of
Chaung-U
Chaung-U ( my, ချောင်းဦးမြို့) is a town located in Monywa District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar. It is the principal town of Chaung-U Township. In the Bagan Dynasty, when King Popa Saw Rahan (also known as King Taungthugy ...
-Amyint leads to the city. Also, "the
Monywa-A Myint Rural Road" can be used.
[The ''Nakatta'' magazine]
Other names
Amyint also has classical names.
* Sanlavati (Thanlawaddy)
* Ujeni (Okzeni)
References
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Villages in Myanmar
Sagaing Region