Naungyo

Naungyo is remembered as the site of a battle in the Irrawaddy delta during the wars between Toungoo and Hanthawaddy. In 1538 the Toungoo commander Bayinnaung pursued a larger Hanthawaddy force to a river crossing. His troops crossed and attacked, winning a victory that strengthened the position of King Tabinshwehti. The delta's rivers and marshes shaped the movements of both armies. The region around Einme has been proposed as the setting of the battle.