Prelude to Ava -- The Ava convention -- Ava's founding fathers -- The consolidation of Ava -- The fifteenth century and the apogee of Ava -- Ava : Pagan writ small -- The last decades and the decline of Ava -- Ava's legacy in Myanmar's history -- The "Pegu convention" and the "Mon narrative" -- Sources for the reconstruction of Pegu -- The origins of Pegu and its founding fathers -- Yazadarit the Unifier -- The golden years at Pegu : Shin Saw Bu, Dhammazedi, and Bannya Ram -- The historical legacy of the first Pegu dynasty.