First literary evidence of ancient Beinnaka City discovered

Evidence of ancient literature about Beinnaka city was discovered for the first time, making the history of the ancient town better known.
In 1981, it was found out that an ancient city that residents called “Beinnaka, Pyu City” existed at the foot of Shan plateau in the east of Pyawbwe Township.
Writer and researcher Bo Shake (Yadanapura) discovered a handwriting palm-leaf manuscript, a copy of a palm-leaf manuscript about Beinnaka, at the Universities’ Central Library. According to it, it was a historical record of the Prince of Beinnaka and his eight descendants of the Beinnaka dynasty.
“I found the monograph. Beinnaka is located in Pyawbwe Township, and its existence has been known to us since we were young, but no evidence has been found. I was fortunate to find a historical record of Beinnaka during my search for ancient palm-leaf manuscripts and folded papers. It includes Beinnaka’s history and the area of the city wall. With the help of this evidence, we can say Beinnaka is an ancient city and how it was built,” said Bo Shake (Yadanapura).
According to the manuscript, it is an ancient Pyu city, and King Pyusawhti allowed to build it. The manuscript includes evidence of how it was built and measurements of the city walls.
“It was an ancient city that existed in the Pyu era. Myanmar’s history includes the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Pyu Era. Beinnaka emerged in Pyu’s era. With a compilation of evidence extracted from ancient palm-leave manuscripts and folded papers, we should make it into a book so that the public can observe,” he said. — MT/ZS/ED