Mon
The Mon were one of the earliest distinct group to occupy Burma, They come from a distinctive branch of the Mon-Khmer peoples. Mon brought both Buddhism and writing to Burma. A Mon dynasty ruled Lower Burma after the fall of the Pagan dynasty from 1287 to 1539 with a brief revival during 1550-53. Martaban near Mawlamyine use to be the capital of Mon people and later on the capital got move to Pegu. Mon people live in an area around the southern Thailand-Burmese border, historic lower Burma. The majority of Mon lives around the city of Bagan , Mawlamyine, and Ye
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