Ava

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Ava was a prominent historical city and royal capital in Upper Burma (now Myanmar), serving as a major political and cultural center for several Burmese kingdoms.

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Ava canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former capital city
historical city
abandonedAsCapital 1841
alsoKnownAs Innwa
Ratanapura
capitalFrom 1364
capitalOf Ava Kingdom
Kingdom of Ava
Konbaung Dynasty
surface form: Konbaung Dynasty (early period)

Toungoo Dynasty
surface form: Taungoo Dynasty (early period)

several Burmese kingdoms
capitalUntil 1841
country Myanmar
culturalRole major cultural center of Burmese literature
major cultural center of Theravada Buddhism
currentStatus archaeological site
tourist destination
damageFromEarthquake severe destruction of palaces and monasteries
destroyedBy earthquake
formerName Inwa
foundedAs royal capital
foundedBy Thado Minbya
foundedInYear 1364
governedBy Burmese monarchs
historicalRegion Myanmar
surface form: Burma
influenced Burmese administrative traditions
Burmese classical literature
Burmese court culture
languageCenterOf Burmese language
locatedIn Mandalay Region
Upper Burma
locatedNear Myitnge River
locatedOn Irrawaddy River
majorEarthquakeYear 1839
modernCountry Myanmar
notableStructure Bagaya Monastery
Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery
Nanmyin Watchtower
partOf Bamar historical heartland
politicalRole major political center in precolonial Burma
precededByCapital Pinya
Sagaing
regionType royal capital region
religion Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
succeededByCapital Amarapura
Mandalay
timePeriod Late Middle Ages to early modern period
usedAsTitleIn Ava Kingdom chronicles

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