Amyint

Amyint is an old town near the Chindwin River, where stupas, temples and brick mounds recall its former importance. A moat surrounded the settlement, and local records describe numerous shrines and water channels. Burmese tradition connects the town with rulers of Pagan and Ava, including Swa Saw Ke. Under the Konbaung dynasty Amyint supplied men for royal service. Its surviving Buddhist monuments and inscriptions preserve the religious life of a community on the western approaches to the Irrawaddy heartland.

The later city of Monywa also lies here.