Pagan Kingdom
The etymology of "Mranma" remains unclear. The "Burmans" who entered the central Irrawaddy river valley in the 9th century founded the Pagan Kingdom in 849, and called themselves Mranma. The earliest record discovered of the word was in a Mon inscription dated 1102, inside which the name was spelled "Mirma". The first record of the name in a Burmese inscription is dated 1190, in which inscription the name was spelled "Myanma".