Binnaka

Binnaka (ဘိန္နက [bèɪɰ̃nəka̰], also spelt Beinnaka) is an archaeological site located in present-day Pyawbwe Township, Myanmar. It was one of the major Pyu city-states associated with the Pyu culture and may have been a city as early as the second century BCE. It was also inhabited in later periods, as late as the 1800s.

Binnaka
ဘိန္နက
Alternative nameBeinnaka
LocationPyawbwe Township, Myanmar
TypeSettlement
History
CulturesPyu, Bagan, Awa, Konbaung
Site notes
Excavation dates1980-81
ArchaeologistsMaung Maung Tin
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