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Thursday, December 11, 2025

AI--the Battle took place at Ngasaunggyan--but the Chinese forces were based at Baoshan.

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Ngasaungyan is not Baoshan; they are distinct locations.

Ngasaungyan was a fortress and the site of a historical battle near the border of present-day Myanmar and China, while Baoshan is a city in Yunnan, China, and also a district in Shanghai, China.

The confusion likely stems from the historical context:

The Battle of Ngasaunggyan (sometimes spelled Ngasaungyan or Nagasaunggyan) took place in 1277 (and was followed by a second campaign in 1283) between the forces of the Pagan Kingdom (Burma) and the Mongol Yuan dynasty.

The battle occurred in Yunnan, a Chinese province that borders Myanmar (Burma).

The Chinese forces were based out of the Baoshan area in Yunnan.

While the events occurred in the general region of Baoshan, Ngasaungyan itself refers to the specific fortress/location where the fighting happened, not the city of Baoshan.