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Mandalay Travel Post
Local legend has it that Buddha once visited Mandalay Hill and foretold that a great Buddhist city would be built at the base of the hill in the Buddhist year 2400. Mandalay and surrounding towns are known for the hundreds of pagodas and monasteries found in the area. Mandalay, founded in 1857 is a relatively new city; the ancient capitals Sagaing, Inwa and Amarapura around Mandalay are much older. Mandalay was the capital of Burma during the Konbaung era from 1859 until 1885 when Mandalay was brought under British rule. It is indeed the cultural and Buddhist centre of Myanmar (formerly Burma). Read more… |
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