Kingdom of Pegu (Mon)

Timeline

1. 1350–1352Pegu · MyanmarAfter the fall of the Pagan Empire, Binnya U rebuilt Mon rule at Pegu, adopting the name Hanthawaddy with Pegu as capital, and declared the renewed independence of the Mon political entity in Lower Burma.
2. 1353–1357Lower Irrawaddy · MyanmarThrough military campaigns and local alliances, Binnya U brought the Irrawaddy Delta and coastal Mon city-states under Pegu's rule, repelling challenges from remnant Pagan forces and regional separatists, and unifying Lower Burma.
3. 1355–1360Pegu · MyanmarThanks to rice exports and Indian Ocean trade routes, Pegu became a thriving commercial port attracting Indian, Arab, and Southeast Asian merchants; Binnya U vigorously built pagodas and monasteries, reviving Mon Theravada Buddhist cultural traditions and laying the foundation for later structures such as the Shwedagon Pagoda.