Place names

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Pegu (擺古)
Phonetically "Bai-gu", this refers to the region of Pegu in today's Burma/Myanmar. This place-name only enters the MSL following the Burman occupation of the region in the 16th century. For some relevant literature, see Lieberman (1980, 1984, 1986), Phayre (1967) and Tibbetts (1979; 233-34). For information on further Chinese sources relating to this polity, see Chen, Xie and Lu (1986; 800-01, 1017).

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