The Pyu city-states (Burmese: ပျူ မြို့ပြ နိုင်ငံများ [pjù mjo̼.pjɑ̼ nàɪɴŋàɴ mjá]) were a group of city-states that existed from about the 2nd century BCE to the mid-11th century in …

Nov 27, 2025 · Myanmar - Pyu State, Ancient Cities, Irrigation: Between the 1st century bce and the 9th century ce, speakers of Tibeto-Burman languages known as the Pyu established city …

Feb 11, 2022 · The Pyu City-States, strung along the Irrawaddy river in Myanmar, flourished for more than 1,000 years. Who were the Pyu, and what happened to them?

The Pyu language still existed until the late 12th century. By the 13th century, the Pyu had assumed the Burman ethnicity and disappeared into history. Nonetheless, the Pyu had left an …

Pyu Ancient Cities includes the remains of three brick, walled and moated cities of Halin, Beikthano and Sri Ksetra located in vast irrigated landscapes in the dry zone of the …

Oct 17, 2025 · The Pyu civilization, known also as the Pyu city-states, is an ancient entity located in present day Myanmar (also known as Burma). One reason this civilization/group of city …

Jul 13, 2025 · The Pyu city-states were among the earliest known urban cultures in Southeast Asia, flourishing in present-day Upper Myanmar from around the 2nd century BCE to the mid …

The Pyu language (Pyu: ; Burmese: ပျူ ဘာသာ, IPA: [pjù bàðà]; also Tircul language) is an extinct Sino-Tibetan language that was mainly spoken in what is now Myanmar in the first …

The Pyu (pyew) were Tibeto-Burman speakers who migrated south into Burma from the Tibetan plateau, probably in the first century c.e., and established a kingdom in the Irrawaddy River …

The Pyu people settled inland along the middle reaches of the Irrawaddy River but at a distance from the river’s course. This is in sharp contrast to the later Burmese cities such as Pagan, …