Tampawaddy or Tamrawati (, , also spelt Tampavatī, Sanskrit: ताम्बावती Taambavatee, ) is a classical name of the city of Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar. According to the Burmese chronicles, King Thaik Taing (r. 516–523) moved the palace from Thiri Pyissaya to nearby Tampawaddy.Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 139–141 However, evidence indicates that the earliest human settlement in the Bagan region dates only from the mid-7th century CE.Aung-Thwin 2005: 185
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