Sri Ksetra, Kingdom of

The Kingdom of Sri Ksetra (Burmese: lit., "Field of Fortune" or "Field of Glory") is the premier Pyu city-state between the 7th and 9th centuries CE.

The city-state is an important polity, according to Burmese chronicles, which claim that the "kingdom" existed between 483 BCE and 94 CE.

The current Burmese calendar was launched at Sri Ksetra on 22 March 638.Sri Ksetra was an important entrepôt between China and India.

Excavations at Sri Ksetra have yielded the most extensive remains of Theravada Buddhism of the Pyu realm.

Religious art suggests several distinct occupations with earlier influences stemming from Southeast India and later influences from Southwest India while 9th century influences include those from the Nanzhao Kingdom.

The state becomes part of the Pagan Empire in the 1050s.

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