Shwebo

Shwebo

Shwebo is a city in the Sagaing Division of Myanmar, located 113 km north-west of Mandalay on the eastern bank of the Chindwin River.

The area around Shwebo was the site of the anient Pyu city-state of Hanlin.

Shwebo was royal capital of Myanmar under King Alaungpaya (who was a Shwebo native) from 1760-1764. He used the city as a base from which to conquer Innwa and Lower Myanmar, establishing the Third Myanmar Empire. His successor, King Hsinbyushin, moved the capital to Amarapura in the 1780s, and the city has been in decline ever since.

As with Monywa, the city is a trade center for agricultural produce, especially beans, rice and sesame from the surrounding plains between the Mu and the Ayeyarwady River.

Major Attractions

• The major tourist attraction in Shwebo are its numerous Buddhist temples, and the ruins of Alaungpaya's palace. The city is still surrounded by its ancient moat.

 

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