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Mandalay
Mandalay , city (1983 pop. 532,895), capital of Mandalay div., central Myanmar, on the Ayeyarwady River. The second largest city in Myanmar, it is the terminus of the main rail line from Yangon and the starting point of branch lines to Lashio and Myitkyina. As a city it dates from c.1850. It was the capital of the Burman kingdom, replacing Amarapura , from 1860 to 1885, when it was annexed to British Burma. A major Buddhist religious center, the city is noted for the Rakhine (or Arakan) pagoda, which is built around an ancient shrine. The group of sacred buildings known as the Seven Hundred and Thirty Pagodas was erected in the reign (1853–78) of King Mindon. Mandalay was heavily damaged in World War II. |
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"Mandalay." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mandalay." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Mandalay.html "Mandalay." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Mandalay.html |
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Mandalay
Mandalay, Burma Shwemyo, Yadanabon/Yadanapone Named after the nearby Mandalay Hill, an isolated conical hill on which stood a gilt pagoda. The hill took its name from the Sanskrit maṇḍala ‘circle’ or Pali mandalar ‘centre’, a symbolic representation of the universe used in sacred Hindu and Buddhist rites. The city was founded in 1857–9 to replace Amarapura as King Mindon's capital and it remained the capital until 1885. The city of Ava, capital of the Kingdom of Ava, is now a suburb of Mandalay. The first Burmese name, Shwemyo, meant ‘Golden City’, while the official Pali name was Yadanabon ‘Cluster of Gems’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Mandalay." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Mandalay." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Mandalay.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Mandalay." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Mandalay.html |
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Mandalay
Mandalay City in central Burma (Myanmar), on the River Irrawaddy; capital of Mandalay division. Founded in 1857, Mandalay was the last capital (1860–85) of the Burmese kingdom before Britain annexed it. Japan occupied Mandalay during World War II, and the city suffered severe damage. Pop. (2002) 660,600.
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"Mandalay." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mandalay." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Mandalay.html "Mandalay." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Mandalay.html |
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Mandalay
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"Mandalay." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mandalay." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Mandalay.html "Mandalay." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Mandalay.html |
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