Mon kingdoms
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The Mon kingdoms were early Southeast Asian polities, centered in what is now Myanmar and Thailand, known for their influential Theravada Buddhist culture, script, and art that shaped later regional states.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical polity
ⓘ
pre-modern kingdom ⓘ |
| capital |
Hariphunchai (Lamphun)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pegu NERFINISHED ⓘ Thaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| culture | Mon culture ⓘ |
| economy |
riverine trade
ⓘ
wet-rice agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mon people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
early second millennium CE
ⓘ
first millennium CE ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hanthawaddy Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hariphunchai Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Pegu Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Thaton Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Burmese art
ⓘ
Burmese script NERFINISHED ⓘ Khmer art ⓘ Khmer script NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanna script NERFINISHED ⓘ Thai art ⓘ Thai script ⓘ Theravada Buddhist culture in mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist architecture
ⓘ
Buddhist monastic institutions ⓘ early adoption of Theravada Buddhism in mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ stucco and terracotta art ⓘ |
| language | Mon language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southeast Asia
ⓘ
mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ present-day Myanmar ⓘ present-day Thailand ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Myanmar
ⓘ
history of Thailand ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | network of city-states ⓘ |
| precededBy | Dvaravati culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedInfluenceFrom |
Indian culture
ⓘ
Pali Buddhist tradition ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| tradeRoute | routes linking Indian Ocean and inland Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| transmittedTo |
Burmese kingdoms
ⓘ
Khmer Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Tai polities in mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Mon script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.