Bagan Dhammayangyi Temple Inner Corridor
Bagan Dhammayangyi Temple Inner Corridor North Annex · Bagan Site
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional·Classical·🇲🇲 Mandalay, Bagan, Myanmar
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About Bagan Dhammayangyi Temple Inner Corridor
Bagan Dhammayangyi Temple Inner Corridor in Mandalay, Bagan, Myanmar is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal sanctuary 80 × 55 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 21.1620N 94.8580E controls access to Mandalay resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey temple complex for Mandalay, Bagan, illustrating Classical construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 450 BCE–100 CE
- Period
- Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional
- Culture
- Classical
- Purpose
- Sanctuary and ceremonial centre for state cult
- Rediscovered
- 1984 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 450 BCE–100 CE
Initial construction of Bagan Dhammayangyi Temple Inner Corridor main structure
c. 1924
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1984–2014
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Bagan Dhammayangyi Temple Inner Corridor) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
21.1620° N · 94.8580° E · 248 m · 4 mapped features
- Bagan Dhammayangyi Temple Inner Corridor — Main StructurestructurePrincipal temple complex — Sanctuary 80 × 55 m with diagnostic masonry/panel21.1628° N · 94.8589° E
- Bagan Dhammayangyi Temple Inner Corridor — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature21.1610° N · 94.8573° E
- Bagan Dhammayangyi Temple Inner Corridor — Peripheral FeatureoutlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial21.1635° N · 94.8592° E
- Bagan Dhammayangyi Temple Inner Corridor — Hydraulic/CisternhydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site21.1604° N · 94.8569° E
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