Sri Ksetra, the Pyu city-state near modern Pyay in central Burma, was one of the earliest Indianized kingdoms in Southeast Asia and among the first in the region to produce a recognizable coinage. These silver units circulated during the kingdom's final decades — Pyu cities were systematically raided and depopulated by the Nanzhao kingdom of Yunnan beginning around 832 AD, effectively ending Sri Ksetra as a political entity and halting coin production entirely.
The Pyu series as a whole remains poorly documented in Western numismatic literature, with attribution of individual pieces still debated among specialists.
Sri Ksetra, the Pyu city-state near modern Pyay in central Burma, was one of the earliest Indianized kingdoms in Southeast Asia and among the first in the region to produce a recognizable coinage. These silver units circulated during the kingdom's final decades — Pyu cities were systematically raided and depopulated by the Nanzhao kingdom of Yunnan beginning around 832 AD, effectively ending Sri Ksetra as a political entity and halting coin production entirely.
The Pyu series as a whole remains poorly documented in Western numismatic literature, with attribution of individual pieces still debated among specialists.