Donwun
Donwun, located 16km north of Thaton, is a former capital of Hanthawaddy. It remained as the capital of Donwun for over five years, between 1364 and 1369.- Type: Village with 7,780 residents
- Description: located near Mottama is a former capital of Hanthawaddy Kingdom for about six years between 1363 and 1369
- Also known as: “Don Wun”
Donwun
- Categories: former capital, town in Myanmar, and locality
- Location: Thaton Township, Thaton District, Mon State, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
17.14234° or 17° 8′ 32″ northLongitude
97.29109° or 97° 17′ 28″ eastPopulation
7,780Elevation
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
7M9V47RR+WCOpenStreetMap ID
node 3902102484OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
1326279Wikidata ID
Q5296932
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Thai—“Donwun” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “Don Wun”
- Burmese: “ဒုန်ဝန်းမြို့”
- Burmese: “ဒုံဝန်း”
- Chinese: “棠溫”
- Chinese: “洞溫”
- Thai: “โดนวู่น”
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