Palita Library & Mon LiteratureMuseum - 4PQJ+M2F Palita Library & Mon LiteratureMuseum

History of Mon Nation, collects books, texts, biography of the Mon nation as well .. Mon is an ancient nation. There was a very prosperous civilization. From the Burmese chronicle said "Mon was the first nation to settle in Burma. For many centuries BC, it is thought that immigrants came from the middle of Asia to establish their kingdom in the south. The Salween and Satong River basin, which this area in China and India documents is called. "Suvarnabhumi Land" In the second century AD, the center of the Mon Kingdom was the Suthammavadi, or Thaton, from the Mon chronicles it said that the Satom kingdom was created by two sons of God Tissa of a region of India before the year. A.D. 241. He led the corpses into a junk boat and landed at Mo Tama Bay and set up the foundation which later became the city. The Saton Kingdom was very prosperous and had close trade with India and Lanka. And adopted the civilization of India Both in literature and religion, especially adopting Theravada Buddhism Mon plays a role in the transmission of Indian civilization to other peoples such as Burmese, Thai and Lao people, have a good knowledge of agriculture. And have expertise in irrigation It is the pioneer of the irrigation system in the Irrawaddy River Basin in central Burma. The Nan Chao came to northern Burma and waged war against the Payu Kingdom, the Mon Kingdom where the Satem extended its power to the central part of the Irrawaddy River Basin for a while. But when the Burmese people have power over the Pyu kingdom And expanded its power south to invade Mon Mon then retreated as before and built a new capital in the year 1368 at Hongsawadee. Anoratha, the Burmese king of Bagan, has attacked the Suthammavadi Kingdom and forcibly wiped away many people, treasures, monks and Tripitaka back to Bagan. Later, between 1600-1830, the capital of Hongsawadee fell under the power of Bagan. Nonetheless, Burma also accepts Mon culture. Whether Mon has replaced Pali and Sanskrit in the royal inscriptions And Theravada Buddhism is the most revered religion in Bagan. Mon is also very close to Lanka. Which at that time was the center of Theravada Buddhism And Theravada sect spread throughout Southeast Asia King Chan Sita has made a policy of friendship with the royal family of Manuha. King Mon of Satem By raising his daughter to Prince Mon The nephew born of these two Went on to reign after him The name of Alonsithu in the era of the Bagan rule was the most united. In addition, in the days of the Lord Chan Sita has a stone inscription praising that Mon culture is superior to Burmese culture as well. Later in the year 2000 1830 The Mongol Empire hits Bagan. Mon has gained independence again. Makato or King Fah Ruea, the son-in-law of Pho Khun Ramkhamhaeng, has saved Mon independence from Burma. And established the Kingdom of Hongsawadee. He has a wife as the daughter of King Ramkhamhaeng. There is a administrative center at Mootama. Later in the reign of Phraya U moved the capital to the city of Pako or Hongsawadee. His son is Phaya Noi. Which later was King Rachathirat, who waged a long war with Burmese King Angwa In the days of King Swaziland and King Ming Kong (Thai people called God Manggong In the book about Rajathirat), the important generals of King Rajathirat are Saming Rama Lakoon and Amoon-Thaya. In the days of the King Rama IX, Hongsawadee became a vast kingdom. It spans the coast of the Bay of Bengal from the Irrawaddy River extending eastward to the Salween River and is a huge commercial center with many important port cities in many watersheds. Such as Mo Tamasatong Pako Phasim Mon Kingdom, this era was the most prosperous during the reign of Queen Cheung Sabu and the reign of King Dhammajedi, after that in the reign of King Scarawut Phi Hongsawadee, he lost to King Tabeng Chaweti. In the year 2081 2283 BC Soming Tho Putthiket successfully recovered independence from Burma And established the new Hongsawadee Kingdom, and raised an army to hit the city of Angwa in the year 2290. Phaya Thala took power instead of Smingtho Putthiket Extensive expansions caused Burma's Taungoo Kingdom to dissolve until in 1757, King Alongpaya restored Burma's independence. And also attacked Mon Mon is the last king. Phra Phaya Mongthirat or Phaya Thala [2]