Yangon is steeped in history, as a Mon village, she was known first as Dagon after the Golden Shwedagon Pagoda. Then in May, 1755 King Alaungpaya renamed her Yangon "The end of Strife" after he had conquered and finally crushed the ancient Mon Kingdom. Modern History of Yangon can be traced through its colonial era buildings and the imprint of the past is indelibly marked on the life cycle of each remaining structure.
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