History. King Mingyi Nyo founded the First Taungoo Dynasty (1485–1569) at Taungoo far up the Sittaung River south of Inwa towards the end of the Ava Kingdom in 1510. After the conquest of Inwa by the Mohnyin-led Shan sawbwas in 1527, many Burmese-speakers migrated to Taungoo, which became a new centre.. Mingyi Nyo's son, King Tabinshwehti, unified most of Burma, …

Assumed office 15 November 2012: Preceded by: Hu Jintao: 7th President of the People's Republic of China; Party Commission: 15 November 2012; State Commission: 14 March 2013

Myanmar, Vollform Republik der Union Myanmar (ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတေ, Pyidaunzu Thanmăda Myăma Nainngandaw, [pjìdàʊɴzṵ θàɴməda̰ mjəmà nàɪɴŋàɴdɔ]), ehemals Burma, in deutschsprachigen Texten auch Birma, ist ein Staat in Südostasien und grenzt an Thailand, Laos, die Volksrepublik China, den Nordosten ...