Tabayin

Dabayin ဒီပဲယင်း
—  Town  —
Dabayin Location in Burma
Coordinates: 22°28′0″N 95°9′0″E / 22.466667°N 95.15°E / 22.466667; 95.15Coordinates: 22°28′0″N 95°9′0″E / 22.466667°N 95.15°E / 22.466667; 95.15
Country	Burma
Division	Sagaing Division
Government
- Mayor
Population (2005)
- Religions	Buddhism
Time zone	MST (UTC+6.30)

Dabayin (Burmese: ဒီပဲယင်း; also spelled Debayin, Depayin, or Tabayin, or Ngapayin) is a town in the Sagaing Division in Myanmar.

History

Located a few kilometers west of Shwebo, the birthplace of Konbaung dynasty, Dabayin was a major source of many Konbaung soldiers and officials, including the country's most famous general Maha Bandula.^[1][2] Having Dabayin as fief was a powerful symbol before one became king. King Naungdawgyi was Prince of Dabayin before he became the second king of Konbaung dynasty in 1760.^[3] Crown Prince Thado Minsaw was another famous Prince of Dabayin, who conquered Arakan (now Rakhine State) in 1784. In 1808, Thado Minsaw's son Prince of Sagaing (later King Bagyidaw) inherited the title Prince of Dabayin.^[4]

In 2003, Dabayin again became center of attention in Burmese politics. The Dabayin Massacre took place on 30 May 2003, during a tour of the country by the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.^[5] The last stanzas of a recent poem titled "Diparinga" (ဒီပရင်္ဂ), which refers to the ancient name of Dabayin and extols the past glories of the place, by Khin Maung Than, raised the ire of the authorities as they read like a thinly veiled reference to the massacre.^[6]

Transport

Dabayin is linked to Monywa, Budalin, Ye-U and Kin-U by road.^[7]

References

1. ^ Aung Than Tun (Monywa) (2003-03-26). "Maha Bandula, Immortal Myanmar Supreme Commander". New Light of Myanmar. http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/Article/Article2003/mar/mar26b.html. Retrieved 2009-05-14. 
2. ^ Enriquez, Colin Metcalfe (1922). A Burmese wonderland : a tale of travel in Lower and Upper Burma. Cornell University Library. http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=sea;cc=sea;rgn=full%20text;idno=sea298;didno=sea298;view=image;seq=198;node=sea298%3A3.7;page=root;size=s;frm=frameset. Retrieved 2009-05-14. 
3. ^ Christopher Buyers. "The Konbaung Dynasty Genealogy". royalark.net. http://www.royalark.net/Burma/konbau1.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-26. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Christopher Buyers. "The Konbaung Dynasty Genealogy". royalark.net. http://www.royalark.net/Burma/konbau11.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-26. 
5. ^ "Myanmar extends Aung San Suu Kyi house arrest". People's Daily online, May 25, 2007. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200705/25/eng20070525_378074.html. Retrieved 2008-10-07. 
6. ^ Square Table. "Poetic Injustice". New Mandala August 1, 2008. http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2008/10/01/poetic-injustice/. 
7. ^ "Sr Gen Than Shwe urges officials to collectively strive for turning Sagaing Division into granary of Upper Myanmar Assistance assured to upgrade Monywa-Budalin-Dabayin-YeU-KhinU Road". The New Light of Myanmar, December 3, 2002. http://www.myanmargeneva.org/02nlm/n021202.htm#Senior_General_Than_Shwe_urges_officials. Retrieved 2008-10-12. 

External links

• Tabayin map Maplandia
• Ngapayin map GeoNames