Flourishing of Pyu city-states (Sri Ksetra)

Name: Flourishing of Pyu city-states (Sri Ksetra)
Start: 701
End: 800

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 701–800

In the 8th century, the Pyu city-state network in the middle Irrawaddy reached its peak, with Sri Ksetra (modern Pyay) as its most important capital.

Timeline

701–750Middle Irrawaddy · MyanmarPyu city-states expanded paddy irrigation and settlement size along the middle and lower Irrawaddy; Sri Ksetra became the political and economic center, with city walls, stupas, and palace ruins revealing a highly organized social structure.
750–800Sri Ksetra · MyanmarThe Pyu maintained embassies and trade with the Tang dynasty, Nanzhao, and Bay of Bengal ports; Buddhist monasteries were active, and excavated Sanskrit and Pyu inscriptions along with numerous religious statues show a cultural landscape where Theravada and Mahayana traditions coexisted.

The Glass Palace Chronicle of the Kings of Burma — Pe Maung Tin, G.H. Luce (1923)
Burmese Pagan: The Origins of Modern Burma — Michael Aung-Thwin (1985)