Rampur Burma
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Rampur Burma (रामपुर) was an ancient city in Burma founded by rulers from India. It is presently known as Moulmein. The city is the capital and largest city of Mon State and the main trading center and seaport in south eastern Myanmar.
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Location
Mawlamyine (also spelled Mawlamyaing; Mon: မတ်မလီု pronounced [mo̤t məlɜ̤m]; Burmese: မော်လမြိုင်မြို့; MLCTS: mau la. mruing mrui.; pronounced [mɔ̀ləmjàɪ̯ɰ̃ mjo̰]), formerly Moulmein, is the fourth largest city of Myanmar (Burma), 300 km south east of Yangon and 70 km south of Thaton, at the mouth of Thanlwin (Salween) River.
Variants
- Mawlamyine (also spelled Mawlamyaing; Mon: မတ်မလီု pronounced [mo̤t məlɜ̤m]; Burmese: မော်လမြိုင်မြို့; MLCTS: mau la. mruing mrui.; pronounced [mɔ̀ləmjàɪ̯ɰ̃ mjo̰]),
History
Indian Origin Places in Burma
Dineschandra Sircar[1] writes.... Among Sanskrit-Pali names in Burma, mention may be made of Golanagara or Golamrittikanagara (modern Ayetthema, 20 miles north of Thaton, Gola being supposed to stand for Gauda[2] Kalasapura (to the south eat of Prome near the mouth of Sittang,[3] Ramapura (Moulmein), Ramanyadesha (Lowe Burma)[4] and Shri (Bhamo or Tagaung).[5]. The principalities of Pushkaravati, Trihakumbha, Asitanjana and Ramyanagara were situated in the region of Rangoon, Ramavati and Dhanyavati (modern Rakhaingmyu]] being situated in Arakan[6] The city of Shrikshetra has been located at Hmawza near Prome. Sudharmapura is modern Thaton and the city of Arimardanapura is Pagan situated in the land of Tattadesha and the kingdom of Tamradvipa [7]
रामपुर
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[8] ने लेख किया है ... 3. दक्षिण बर्मा में स्थित वर्तमान मोलमीन (Moulmein) के निकट स्थित प्राचीन भारतीय उपनिवेश.
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References
- ↑ Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India, By Dineschandra Sircar, p.319
- ↑ ibid.,p.195
- ↑ ibid.,p.197
- ↑ ibid.,p.196
- ↑ ibid.,p.200
- ↑ Coedes, The Indianised States in South-East Asia,p.329,cf p.156, RC Majumdar,opcit,p.202
- ↑ RC Majumdar,opcit,p.207
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.791