Ava Kingdom
E276020
Ava Kingdom was a major Burmese monarchy that dominated much of Upper Burma from the 14th to 16th centuries, serving as a key political and cultural center in precolonial Myanmar.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ava Kingdom canonical | 7 |
| Restored Ava Kingdom (17th–18th centuries) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2525861 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ava Kingdom Context triple: [Upper Burma, precolonialPolity, Ava Kingdom]
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A.
Butua Kingdom
The Butua Kingdom was a precolonial Shona state in southwestern Zimbabwe, known for its control of regional gold trade and continuation of the cultural and political traditions of Great Zimbabwe.
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B.
Dimasa Kingdom
The Dimasa Kingdom was a historical polity in northeastern India ruled by the Dimasa people, known for its influence over parts of present-day Assam and surrounding regions.
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C.
Ryukyu Kingdom
The Ryukyu Kingdom was an independent island monarchy centered on Okinawa that thrived as a maritime trading hub between Japan, China, Korea, and Southeast Asia before its annexation by Japan in the 19th century.
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D.
Gauda Kingdom
The Gauda Kingdom was an early medieval polity in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent that laid the groundwork for later regional powers such as the Pala Empire.
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E.
Kingdom of Wajo
The Kingdom of Wajo was a prominent Bugis maritime and trading state in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its influential role in regional commerce and distinctive political traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ava Kingdom Target entity description: Ava Kingdom was a major Burmese monarchy that dominated much of Upper Burma from the 14th to 16th centuries, serving as a key political and cultural center in precolonial Myanmar.
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A.
Butua Kingdom
The Butua Kingdom was a precolonial Shona state in southwestern Zimbabwe, known for its control of regional gold trade and continuation of the cultural and political traditions of Great Zimbabwe.
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B.
Dimasa Kingdom
The Dimasa Kingdom was a historical polity in northeastern India ruled by the Dimasa people, known for its influence over parts of present-day Assam and surrounding regions.
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C.
Ryukyu Kingdom
The Ryukyu Kingdom was an independent island monarchy centered on Okinawa that thrived as a maritime trading hub between Japan, China, Korea, and Southeast Asia before its annexation by Japan in the 19th century.
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D.
Gauda Kingdom
The Gauda Kingdom was an early medieval polity in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent that laid the groundwork for later regional powers such as the Pala Empire.
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E.
Kingdom of Wajo
The Kingdom of Wajo was a prominent Bugis maritime and trading state in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its influential role in regional commerce and distinctive political traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Burmese monarchy
ⓘ
historical kingdom ⓘ precolonial state ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Inwa Kingdom
ⓘ
Kingdom of Ava ⓘ |
| architecture |
brick city walls
ⓘ
moated capital city ⓘ |
| capital | Ava ⓘ |
| capitalEstablished | 1364 ⓘ |
| conflict |
conflicts with Shan states
ⓘ
wars with Hanthawaddy Kingdom ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| culture |
Buddhist monastic scholarship
ⓘ
Burmese literature patronage ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause |
internal fragmentation
ⓘ
military defeats by Toungoo Dynasty ⓘ |
| dominantIn | Upper Burma ⓘ |
| endTime | 1555 ⓘ |
| era | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Thado Minbya ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| heritage | important site in Burmese royal chronicles ⓘ |
| language | Burmese language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Upper Burma
ⓘ
central Myanmar ⓘ |
| modernSite | Inwa archaeological area ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Minkhaung I
ⓘ
Narapati I ⓘ Thado Minbya ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Myanmar ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | independent kingdom ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Pinya Kingdom
ⓘ
Sagaing ⓘ
surface form:
Sagaing Kingdom
|
| presentDayLocation | Mandalay Region ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| role |
cultural center of Upper Burma
ⓘ
political center of Upper Burma ⓘ |
| significance |
influenced later Burmese polities
ⓘ
unified much of Upper Burma ⓘ |
| startTime | 1364 ⓘ |
| successor | Toungoo Dynasty ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
14th century
ⓘ
15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ |
| usedScript | Burmese script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ava Kingdom Description of subject: Ava Kingdom was a major Burmese monarchy that dominated much of Upper Burma from the 14th to 16th centuries, serving as a key political and cultural center in precolonial Myanmar.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Restored Ava Kingdom (17th–18th centuries)
subject surface form:
Royal Chronicles of Burma