The Pagan Kingdom fell to Mongol invasions, and several warring states emerged. In the 9th century, the Bamar people entered the upper Irrawaddy valley, and following the establishment of the Pagan Kingdom in the 1050s, the Burmese language, culture, and Theravada Buddhism slowly became dominant in the country. Įarly civilisations in the area included the Tibeto-Burman-speaking Pyu city-states in Upper Myanmar and the Mon kingdoms in Lower Myanmar. The country's capital city is Naypyidaw, and its largest city is Yangon (Rangoon). Myanmar is bordered by Bangladesh and India to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest. It is the largest country in Mainland Southeast Asia, and has a population of about 54 million as of 2017. Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, formerly Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia.

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