Donwun ( my, ဒုန်ဝန်းမြို့, ; also spelled Don Wun; also known as Wun), located 16km north of
Thaton
Thaton (; mnw, သဓီု ) is a town in Mon State, in southern Myanmar on the Tenasserim plains. Thaton lies along the National Highway 8 and is also connected by the National Road 85. It is 230 km south east of Yangon and 70 km n ...
,
[ is a former capital of ]Hanthawaddy
Bago (formerly spelt Pegu; , ), formerly known as Hanthawaddy, is a city and the capital of the Bago Region in Myanmar. It is located north-east of Yangon.
Etymology
The Burmese name Bago (ပဲခူး) is likely derived from the Mon langua ...
. It was the capital for over five years between 1364 and 1369.[Harvey 1925: 368]
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Old Cities of Mon people