dagon ( ) was a small fishing village founded by the mon in the 6th century, ce, around the shwedagon pagoda. throughout much of the history, the village was just in the periphery of thanlyin (syriam), the commercial city located across the yangon river. still, because of the pagoda, dagon's cultural significance was far greater than its size. in 1755, king alaungpaya captured the village, renamed it yangon (most commonly translated as "end of strife"), and founded a larger city by adding settlements such as ahlon, pabedan, kyauktada, and botataung.