Madaya Township

Madaya Township
—  Township  —
Madaya Township
Coordinates:
Country  Burma
Division Mandalay Division
District Pyin Oo Lwin District
Capital Madaya
Time zone MMT (UTC+6:30)

Madaya is a township of Pyin Oo Lwin District in the Mandalay Division of Burma.

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History

In the 16th century, the Gwe Shans built a stockade in the village of Okpo.[1]On October 1, 1886 there was a reported small native garrison at Madaya and nearby Lamaing and the town was subject to invasion the same month.[2][3]

Madaya consists Madaya town and the following villages:

Villages

References

  1. ^ E., Harvey G.; Harvey, G.E. (1 July 2000). History of Burma. Asian Educational Services. p. 211. ISBN 9788120613652. http://books.google.com/books?id=vmIVhKXwrFcC&pg=PA211. Retrieved 3 January 2011. 
  2. ^ James George Scott; Hardiman, J. P. (1901). Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan states. AMS Press. http://books.google.com/books?id=T2duAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 3 January 2011. 
  3. ^ India. Army. Intelligence Branch; Paget, William Henry (1907). Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India: Burma. Govt. Monotype Press. http://books.google.com/books?id=sfYdAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 3 January 2011. 

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