Kyaukmyaung (Sagaing)
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| Coordinates: 22°35′0″N 95°57′0″E / 22.58333°N 95.95000°ECoordinates: 22°35′0″N 95°57′0″E / 22.58333°N 95.95000°E | |
| Country | Burma |
| Division | Sagaing Division |
| Population (2015) | 15,000 |
| • Religions | Buddhism |
| Time zone | MST (UTC+6.30) |
Kyaukmyaung is a town in Sagaing Division, Myanmar. It is situated 46 miles north of Mandalay on the west bank of the River Irrawaddy, and 17 miles east of Shwebo by road. It marks the end of the third defile of the Irrawaddy. Kyaukmyaung is a pottery village where the majority of the 15,000 residence who live there participate in the San Oh, or pottery industry in some way. Kyaukmyaung is the is home to the only 4 large scale glaze factories in upper Myanmar. The largest is Nweyein.
Ceramic traditions in this area were first started in the ma-u and Ohn Bin Villages in the 18th century when 5,000 Mon war captives were settled in the area by King Alaungpaya (1752–1760) after his conquest of Pegu. Earlier the Peguans from the south had rebelled and deposed the King of Ava. Aung Zeya (later Alaungpaya), chief of Moksobo (later Shwebo), led his countrymen in a revolt against the Mon, and collected a fleet at Kyaukmyaung where he defeated the advancing Mon.
When the Japanese invaded Burma in 1942, the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company was ordered to scuttle their rivercraft at both Mandalay and Kyaukmyaung by the retreating British colonial government. The river, about half a mile wide at this point, was crossed and bridgeheads established in January 1944 by the 19th Infantry Division (India) at both Kyaukmyaung and Thabeikkyin, when the Allied forces counter-attacked. In 1960 the village decided to relocate to their current location from Ohn Bin and Ma-u to Kyaukmyaung, which is approximately 6 miles away, because of a natural deposit of clay located at Kyaukmyaung.
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