16. Bagan – City of Temples

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In the lowlands of Burma lie the remains of thousands of crumbling temples…

In this episode, we tell one of the most colourful stories of civilizational survival: the story of the Bagan Empire of Myanmar. Find out how this kingdom rose up in the Irrawaddy river valley of central Myanmar, and built one of the most remarkable series of monuments to have survived from the medieval world. Discover what life was like for the people who lived there, and find out what happened to cause its sudden and complete collapse.

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Voice actors:

Paul Casselle
Michael Hajiantonis
Nick Denton
Alexandra Boulton
Jay Forrester

Readings in Burmese were performed by Daniel San.

Sound engineering by Alexey Sibikin.

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32 thoughts on “16. Bagan – City of Temples”

  5. Having traveled to Bagan in 2006, this episode was especially meaningful to me. The history is clouded when you visit due to both language barrier and as illustrated in the episode, a somewhat imbalanced record keeping on the Burmese side.
    The main storyline followed that earthquakes were the major downfall of the Bagan civilization.
    I have so much respect for the tireless research and fantastic narration in these episodes, and was fascinated by this episode more than any other in the series.
    Thank you so much for making an accurate historical record in such a non-judgmental and caring way. These episodes will live far beyond the podcasts that simply catch the passing interest of listeners.
    These are true historic records and will be available for centuries to come.
    Thank You for your hard work.

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  6. Last time I felt this excited was when Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey came out by Neil. No episode didn't give me goosebumps. I mean, I already listened to the podcast thrice, but it was still not enough. Please continue your work.

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  13. Thank you!! I'm very happy 🤗😁 Thank You for this beauty-full and professional quality video compilation with audio undertones done perfectly for your voice overtop 🤗 in my opinion 🖤❤😍 thank you mega much!!!

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  19. Thank you. Always. The work you do, and have done will echo forever throughout all future generations. Pliny, Herodotus, and all the elder writers would be proud of your work. You are a legend dear Sir.

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  21. Probably one of the best, if not the best, choreographed and narrated history channel, and series on YouTube and probably elsewhere. Full of knowledge, coherent thought, and inspiring cinematography. Thank you so much.

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  23. The tattoos shown in the 19th c photos are absolutely exquisite. True art. (E.G., 1:16:19)
    Anyway, amusing to learn it wasn’t just the Catholic Church in the medieval era who cause major problems with both its ability to confer legitimacy as well as its greedy land grabs and tithing. Even the Buddhists temples and monks were at it. However, beyond royal gifts of land, the Catholic Church also got vast amounts of lands by forging wills, property deeds, etc., which just happened to name them as beneficiaries and/or the owners.

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  29. I used to be bored by history as an academic subject, but this podcast has changed this for my wife and me. Fall of Civ's is amazing! …it teaches history, culture, geography, geology, and makes an ancient civilization so interesting that I want to travel to all these places. Thank you!

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