Mottama
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Mottama, formerly known as Martaban, is a small town in the Thaton district of Mon State, in southern Myanmar. It is located on the right bank of the Salween River, on the opposite side of Mawlamyaing.
Mottama is the terminus of the road and the railroad from Yangon, where the Salween River empties into the Gulf of Martaban in the Andaman Sea.
[edit] History
Mottama is believed to have been founded in A.D. 573 by the first king of Pegu. It was once the capital of the Talaing kingdom. It was a frequent trading spot in the 16th century for European explorers. A well known type of jars called "Pegu jars" were made here. It was captured by the British in 1824 and 1852.
[edit] Geography
The Ayeyarwady River and Salween River pour into the Bay of Martaban.
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