Shwebo
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Shwebo is a historic city in central Myanmar best known as the birthplace and early royal seat of King Alaungpaya, founder of the Konbaung Dynasty.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionOf | Shwebo Township NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeRole |
district capital
ⓘ
township capital ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf | Alaungpaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| demographics | predominantly Bamar population ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 110 km northwest of Mandalay
ⓘ
about 48 km north of Sagaing ⓘ |
| dynastyAssociatedWith | Konbaung Dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
pulses cultivation
ⓘ
regional trade ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ sesame cultivation ⓘ |
| eraOfCapitalStatus | mid-18th century ⓘ |
| formerName | Moksobo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Alaungpaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Burmese royal traditions
ⓘ
Konbaung-era sites ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | universities and colleges ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Shwebo Palace site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city walls and moats remnants ⓘ numerous pagodas ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSite |
Buddhist monasteries
ⓘ
pagodas and stupas ⓘ |
| hasTransport |
highway connection to Mandalay
ⓘ
railway connection to Mandalay ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | starting point of Alaungpaya’s unification campaigns ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
birthplace of the Konbaung Dynasty founder
ⓘ
early capital of Alaungpaya ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Burmese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sagaing Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchAssociatedWith | Alaungpaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alaungpaya’s native village Moksobo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Irrawaddy River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Shwebo District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | dry zone ⓘ |
| role |
agricultural market town
ⓘ
regional trade center ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of the Konbaung Kingdom ⓘ |
| timeZone | Myanmar Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +6:30 ⓘ |
| wasRoyalSeatOf |
Alaungpaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Konbaung Dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | Burmese script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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