# Pyinsa

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{{Infobox settlement
|native_name = {{lang|my|ပဉ္စာမြို့}}
|official_name = Pyinsa
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Burma
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{Flag|Burma}}
|subdivision_type1 = [State](/source/Administrative_divisions_of_Burma)
|subdivision_name1 = [Rakhine State](/source/Rakhine_State)
|subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/Districts_of_Burma)
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|population_blank2_title = Religions
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|established_date = 818
|established_title = Founded
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|timezone = [MST](/source/Time_in_Burma)
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'''Pyinsa''' ({{langx|my|ပဉ္စာမြို့}}, {{IPA|my|pjɪ̀ɴ sà mjo̰|pron}}) is a former capital of [Arakan](/source/Rakhine_State) from 818 to 1118.<ref name=geh-137>Harvey 1925: 137</ref> The former capital site is located north of [Mrauk U](/source/Mrauk_U), [Rakhine State](/source/Rakhine_State), Myanmar.

== History ==

The city was founded by [Khittatin](/source/Khittathin) in 818 AD. After capital of [Waithali](/source/Waithali) was devastated by Pyu Invasion.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* {{cite book | last=Harvey| first=G. E.| title=History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824 | publisher=Frank Cass & Co. Ltd | year = 1925 | location = London}}

{{s-start}}
{{s-hou|}}
{{s-bef|before=[Kharit](/source/Kharit)}}
{{s-ttl|title=[Capital of Arakan](/source/Capital_of_Burma)|years= 1180–1237}}
{{s-aft|after=[Launggyet](/source/Launggyet)}}
{{s-bef|before=[Waithali](/source/Waithali)}}
{{s-ttl|title=[Capital of Arakan](/source/Capital_of_Burma)|years= 1018–1118}}
{{s-aft|after=[Parein](/source/Parein)}}
{{s-end}}

{{Rakhine State}}
{{Administrative divisions of Burma (Myanmar)}}

Category:1018 establishments in Asia
Category:1237 disestablishments in Asia

{{Myanmar-geo-stub}}

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