Myaungmya

Myaungmya lies among the waterways of the Irrawaddy delta, where river branches cross low-lying fields and wetlands. In the fourteenth century it was a fortified centre of Laukpya, the ruler of the delta, who resisted the authority of King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy. Laukpya held Myaungmya and Pathein while seeking help from Ava. In 1390 Razadarit's forces defeated and captured him, bringing the delta under their control. The river channels continued to bind its settlements to the ports of Lower Burma.