1755
Yangon
Alaungpaya conquers Dagon & founds the city of Yangon (meaning The end of all dangers)
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Yangon in Myanmar. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Alaungpaya conquers Dagon & founds the city of Yangon (meaning The end of all dangers)
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