Kingdom of Ava
E221805
The Kingdom of Ava was a major Burmese monarchy that dominated Upper Myanmar from the 14th to 16th centuries, serving as a key political and cultural center for the Bamar people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Ava canonical | 7 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Burmese monarchy
ⓘ
historical kingdom ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ava Kingdom
ⓘ
Innwa ⓘ Inwa Kingdom ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | Burmese Buddhist architecture ⓘ |
| capital | Ava ⓘ |
| capitalEstablished | 1364 ⓘ |
| conflict | Forty Years' War with Hanthawaddy ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coreTerritory |
Kyaukse irrigated region
ⓘ
Mandalay Region ⓘ
surface form:
Mandalay region
|
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
major center of Burmese Buddhist scholarship
ⓘ
major center of Burmese literature ⓘ |
| demographicGroup | Bamar elites ⓘ |
| endTime | 1555 ⓘ |
| enemyState |
Hanthawaddy Kingdom
ⓘ
Shan States ⓘ
surface form:
Shan states
|
| ethnicMajority |
Bamar
ⓘ
surface form:
Bamar people
|
| followedBy |
Toungoo Dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Taungoo Dynasty
|
| foundedBy | Thado Minbya ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Irrawaddy River
ⓘ
surface form:
Irrawaddy River valley
Upper Burma ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Myanmar
|
| namedAfter | city of Ava (Inwa) ⓘ |
| notableKing |
Mingyi Swa
ⓘ
Minkhaung I ⓘ Narapati I ⓘ Thado Minbya ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Burmese language ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Myanmar ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
declining power in 16th century
ⓘ
dominant power in Upper Myanmar in 14th century ⓘ dominant power in Upper Myanmar in 15th century ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Pagan Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Pagan Kingdom (as major Burmese power)
|
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| replaced |
Pinya Kingdom
ⓘ
Sagaing ⓘ
surface form:
Sagaing Kingdom
|
| river |
Irrawaddy River
ⓘ
Myitnge River ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Ava dynasty ⓘ |
| startTime | 1364 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Toungoo Dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
First Taungoo Empire
|
| successorPolity |
Ava Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Restored Ava Kingdom (17th–18th centuries)
|
| usedCalendar | Burmese calendar ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Burmese script ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.