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'''Mekkhaya''' ({{langx|my|မက္ခရာ}}; also spelled '''Mekkara''') is a small town just south of [[Mandalay]], [[Myanmar]]. It was a [[List of capitals of Myanmar|co-capital]] of the [[Myinsaing Kingdom|Myinsaing Regency]] from 1297 to 1313.
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==Notable people==
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'''Mekkhaya''' ({{lang-my|မက္ခရာ}}; also spelled '''Mekkara''') is a small town just south of [[Mandalay]], in [[Mandalay Division]], [[Myanmar]].
* [[Yazathingyan]]: one of the cofounders of [[Myinsaing Kingdom|Myinsaing Regency]]

==See also==
* [[Yazathingyan]]: one of the three Shan Brothers who founded the [[Myinsaing Kingdom]] was [[viceroy]] of Mekkhaya from circa 1293 to 1298.<ref name=hb>{{Cite book| title=A History of Burma | pages=71–79 | publisher=Cambridge University Press | location=New York and London | year=1967 | author=[[Htin Aung|Maung Htin Aung]]}}</ref>
* [[Mekkhaya Mintha|Prince of Mekkhaya]]: 19th-century prince who tried to educational and administrative reforms during the reign of King [[Mindon Min|Mindon]]
* [[Mekkhaya Mintha|Prince of Mekkhaya]]: 19th-century prince who tried to educational and administrative reforms during the reign of King [[Mindon Min|Mindon]]


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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{Mandalay Division}}
{{Mandalay Region}}
{{Administrative divisions of Burma (Myanmar)}}
{{Administrative divisions of Myanmar}}


[[Category:Populated places in Mandalay Region]]
[[Category:Populated places in Mandalay Region]]




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{{Myanmar-geo-stub}}

Latest revision as of 00:57, 6 November 2024

Mekkhaya
မက္ခရာ
Mekkhaya is located in Myanmar
Mekkhaya
Mekkhaya
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 21°0′0″N 96°4′0″E / 21.00000°N 96.06667°E / 21.00000; 96.06667
Country MM
RegionMandalay Region
DistrictKyaukse District
TownshipMekkhaya
Foundedc. 13th century
Population
 • Ethnicities
Bamar (Burman)
 • Religions
Theravada Buddhism
Time zoneUTC6:30 (MST)
Area code(s)2 (mobile: 69, 90)[1]

Mekkhaya (Burmese: မက္ခရာ; also spelled Mekkara) is a small town just south of Mandalay, Myanmar. It was a co-capital of the Myinsaing Regency from 1297 to 1313.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Myanmar Area Codes". Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-11-29.


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