Martaban

Martaban is a small town in the Thaton district of Lower Myanmar. It is located on the right banks of the Salween, on the opposite side of Moulmein.

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It is believed to have been founded in A.D. 573 by the first king of Pegu. It was once the capital of the Talaing kingdom. It was frequent trading spot in the 16th century for European explorers. A well known type of jars called "Pegu jars" were made here. It was captured by the British in 1824 and 1852.

Thaton: Thaton is a town in Mon State, in southern Myanmar on the Tenasserim plains....

Myanmar: The Union of Myanmar, formerly the Union of Burma, is the largest country (in geographical area) in mainland Southeast Asia. It is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the north, Laos on the east, Thailand on the south east, Bangladesh on the west, and India on the north west, with the Anda...

Salween: REDIRECT Salween River...