Beikthano (Burmese: ဗိဿနိုး, [beɪʔθənó], also known as Panhtwa city), is situated in the irrigated Magway Region, near present-day Taungdwingyi. In the era of the Pyu city-states it was a city of considerable significance, possibly a local capital replacing Sri Ksetra. Today the modest village is noted for its hot springs and archaeological sites. Beikthano, Hanlin, and Sri Ksetra, the ancient cities of the Pyu Kingdom were built on the irrigated fields of the dry zone of the Ayeyawady River basin.[1] They were inscribed by UNESCO on its List of World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia in May 2014 for their archaeological heritage traced back more than 1,000 years to between 200 BC and 900 AD.[2]
Beikthano, with direct land access to the well-watered Kyaukse plains to its northeast, is the oldest urban site so far discovered and scientifically excavated site. Its remains—the structures, pottery, artefacts, and human skeletons—date from 200 BCE to 100 CE.[3] Named after the Hindu god Vishnu, the city may be the first capital of a culturally and perhaps even politically uniform state in the history of Burma. It was a large fortified settlement, measuring approximately 300 hectares inside the rectangular (3 km by 1 km) walls. The walls and fortifications along it measured six meters thick, and are radiocarbon dated to a period between 180 BCE and 610 CE. Like most subsequent cities, the main entrance of the walls led to the palace, which faced east. Stupas and monastic buildings have also been excavated within the city walls.[3]
An ancient ruin in Beikthano Pyu CityPyu silver coins displaying in the musium of Beikthano
^Thaw, Aung (1968). Report on Excavation at Beikthano. University of Michigan: Revolutionary Government of the Union of Burma, Ministry of Union Culture. p. 6.
^"Pyu Ancient Cities". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
^ abSoutheast Asia : from prehistory to history. Ian Glover, Peter S. Bellwood. London: RoutledgeCurzon. 2004. ISBN 0-415-29777-X. OCLC 52720792.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Beikthano (Burmese: ဗိဿနိုး, [beɪʔθənó], also known as Panhtwa city), is situated in the irrigated Magway Region, near present-day Taungdwingyi. In the...
five-face and hybrids also exist. The one-face style grew out of 2nd century Beikthano, and the four-face out of 7th century Sri Ksetra. The temples, whose main...
Panhtwar (Burmese: ပန်ထွာ) was the legendary queen regnant of Beikthano, the ancient city of the Pyu Kingdom. She was considered to be a strong, spiritual...
writing are all very similar to examples found at other "Pyu" sites such as Beikthano and Maingmaw. A distinct, and probably pre-Buddhist, funerary practice...
Bagan Beikthano Hanlin Sri Ksetra The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding...
Traces of their presence can be found in Sri Ksetra near Pyay, and in Beikthano in central Burma. The Mon are believed to have begun migrating into the...
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five-face and hybrids also exist. The one-face style grew out of 2nd century Beikthano, and the four-face out of 7th-century Sri Ksetra. The temples, whose main...
Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism. Early Buddhist temples are found, such as Beikthano in central Myanmar, with dates between the 1st and the 5th centuries....
270 +/- 30 CE. Sri Ksetra is the largest Pyu site discovered thus far (Beikthano and Sri Ksetra are the only Pyu sites that have been extensively excavated...
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Myanmar, and the first Indo-Chinese adherents of Theravada Buddhism. Beikthano, one of the first Pyu centers, contains urbanesque foundations which include...
the Myanmar first sites inscribed in World Heritage Sites in June 2014. Beikthano and Sri Ksetra were other 2 sites inscribed together at the same time...
five-face and hybrids also exist. The one-face style grew out of 2nd century Beikthano, and the four-face out of 7th century Sri Ksetra. The temples, whose main...
thousands of years, and one of the earliest civilizations of Myanmar, Beikthano, the ancient Pyu city, is located near the town. The territorial area...
to belong", i.e. the circular or rounded Pyu sites like Śrī Kṣetra or Beikthano. Instead, he wrote, Thaton had more of a resemblance to later Burmese...
folklore and ancient tales closely related to those of Sri Ksetra and the Beikthano cities. He is also said to be the last king of the second Tagaung dynasty...
excavated, and earlier evidence may yet emerge. Aside from Sri Ksetra and Beikthano, the rest of the Pyu sites have not been extensively excavated.) Moreover...
Myanmar, and the first Indo-Chinese adherents of Theravada Buddhism. Beikthano, one of the first Pyu centres, contains urbanesque foundations which include...
is one of the earliest inhabited regions in Myanmar. The Pyu city of Beikthano was founded around 200 BCE. In 1278, a member of the Pagan royalty, Thihapate...
1959 and 1968, he excavated and studied intensely the historical site of Beikthano (Peikthanomyo). He published many works which are today seen as authoritative...
(Saraswati), Sandi (Chandi), Paramethwa (Shiva), Mahapeinne (Ganesha), Beikthano (Vishnu) in Burmese representation Thurathadi painting at the Wat Buddhayapatitharam...
middle of his forehead. Known as the Three-Eyed King, Duttabaung conquered Beikthano, and took the conquered state's ruler Panhtwar as his queen. Though defeated...
to Burmese painting. In about 1996, a Burmese art dealer, Tin Win of Beikthano Gallery, happened upon four works by Saya Myit that were in the possession...
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