Pyu city-states
Beikthano ( ) situated in the irrigated Minbu region (near present-day Taungdwingyi) with direct land access to the well-watered Kyaukse plains to its northeast, is the oldest urban site so far discovered and scientifically excavated site. Its remains—the structures, pottery, artefacts, and human skeletons—date from 200 BCE to 100 CE. Named after the Hindu god Vishnu, the city may be the first capital of a culturally and perhaps even politically uniform state in the history of Burma. It was a large fortified settlement, measuring approximately 300 hectares inside the rectangular (3 km by 1 km) walls. The walls and fortifications along it measured six meters thick, and are radiocarbon dated to a period between 180 BCE and 610 CE. Like most subsequent cities, the main entrance of the walls led to the palace, which faced east. Stupas and monastic buildings have also been excavated within the city walls.
Amyint
A Myint Village (Ah Myint Old City)
"A Myint Village" is an old city village in Chaung-U township, Monywa District, Sagaing Division in Upper Myanmar. In Myanma history, there were many dynasties and ages; Innwa Dynasty is also one of them. At the age of Innwa, there were very interesting cases in history. Not only at the age of Innwa but also of Bagan, Pin Ya, Nyaung Yan, Kone Baung, A Myint city was one of the cities all over the country. In other words, A Myint city was one of the cities during almost all of the dynasties in Myanmar; and so A Myint village is a point where are rich of interesting history. Therefore, A Myint village is an old city important for historians.