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It’s not in the Himalayas, but this modern-day country was home to a legendary queen born to a blind prince and an ogress who wielded a magical drum gifted by a storm god. Another legendary king of this country who was born to a solar deity and a dragon lent his name to paramilitary units co-opted by the Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League in the 1950s. The monks Tapussa and Bhallika presented locks of the Buddha’s hair to the nāga Jayasena according to a “Glass Palace Chronicle” written in this country. In the 1400s, an enlightened king of this country used 294 tons of metal to cast a giant bell. 9th-century invasions from the Nánzhào Kingdom led to city-states like Beikthano (“BAKE-thuh-NOH”) in this country becoming eclipsed by a kingdom established by Anawrahta (“uh-NAW-ruh-tah”). For 10 points, name this country home to the city-states of Pyu (“pew”) and the Shwedagon (“SHWED-uh-gon”) Pagoda. ■END■
ANSWER: Myanmar [or Burma] (The first clue refers to Queen Panhtwar. The second clue refers to Pyusawhti.)
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