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The 12 pages that link to Irrawaddy River, each with the reason it gives.

• Third Anglo-Burmese WarRelated: British forces used the river as the main route into Upper Burma.

• Second Anglo-Burmese WarRelated: Control of waterways and river approaches shaped military access into Lower Burma.

• Pyu city-statesRelated: The river basin supplied the setting for the Pyu urban network.

• TabinshwehtiRelated: Control of river routes helped move troops and supplies between Toungoo’s heartland and Lower Burma.

• Bamar peopleRelated: Its valley contains much of the historic Bamar heartland and supports dense settlement.

• Ayeyarwady RegionRelated: Its distributaries form the delta that defines much of the region.

• Kachin StateRelated: Its headwaters and upper course connect Kachin State to Myanmar’s central river system.

• MyitkyinaRelated: Myitkyina stands on the river near its headwaters.

• Arakan MountainsRelated: The river drains much of the basin east of the mountain range.

• First Mongol invasion of BurmaRelated: The river corridor connected Pagan’s core to its northern frontier.