Pegu region
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Pegu region is a historical area in Lower Myanmar centered on the city of Bago, known as a former Mon kingdom heartland and an important political and cultural center in Burmese history.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical region ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Bago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastalProximity | Gulf of Martaban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Shwemawdaw Pagoda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city of Bago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Bago region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| hasFormerName | Pegu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSites |
ancient Mon religious sites
ⓘ
historic city of Bago ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
Mon-Burmese cultural interaction
ⓘ
formation of early Burmese states ⓘ |
| historicalCapital | Bago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEconomyBasedOn |
rice cultivation
ⓘ
riverine trade ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Mon kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mon people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHeartlandOf | Mon culture in Lower Myanmar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist monuments
ⓘ
Mon cultural heritage ⓘ role in Burmese history ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
Burmese
ⓘ
Mon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Myanmar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeSuccessor | Bago Region of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Burma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irrawaddy River delta region NERFINISHED ⓘ Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
regional maritime trade networks
ⓘ
spread of Theravada Buddhism in Lower Myanmar ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyDominant | Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Bago River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasColonialAdministrativeAreaWithin | British Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasContestedBy |
Burmese kingdoms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mon polities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCulturalCenterOf | Mon kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasImportantIn |
precolonial Burmese politics
ⓘ
trade between coastal and interior Burma ⓘ |
| wasIncorporatedInto |
Konbaung Dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toungoo Dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasKnownAs | Pegu in colonial-era English sources ⓘ |
| wasPoliticalCenterOf | Mon kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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