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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ava canonical | 14 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.