Pyu city-states

c. 200 BCE – c. 1050 CE · about 1250 years approximate dates

The Pyu city-states were a group of city-states in Upper Myanmar from about the 2nd century BCE to the mid-11th century. They were founded by Tibeto-Burman-speaking Pyu settlers, the earliest inhabitants of Burma with surviving records. Their main cities included Sri Ksetra, Halin and Beikthano, and the Pagan Kingdom succeeded them.