Bodawpaya

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Bodawpaya was a powerful late-18th-century Burmese king known for expanding the Konbaung Empire and initiating grand religious and architectural projects, including the unfinished Mingun Pagoda.

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King Bodawpaya 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Burmese monarch
King of Burma
human
alsoKnownAs Badon Min NERFINISHED
Bodaw-hpayā NERFINISHED
Hsinbyushin’s son Prince of Badon NERFINISHED
birthDate 1745-03-11
birthPlace Sagaing, Burma NERFINISHED
capitalEstablished Amarapura NERFINISHED
child Bagyidaw NERFINISHED
Prince of Sagaing NERFINISHED
conquered Arakan NERFINISHED
Manipur NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Burma NERFINISHED
Konbaung Dynasty NERFINISHED
deathDate 1819-06-05
deathPlace Amarapura, Burma NERFINISHED
dynasty Konbaung dynasty NERFINISHED
eraName Badon Era NERFINISHED
father Alaungpaya NERFINISHED
fullName Bodawpaya NERFINISHED
governmentForm absolute monarchy
implemented religious orthodoxy measures
knownFor attempt to build the world’s largest pagoda at Mingun
expansion of the Konbaung Empire
large-scale religious construction projects
religious reforms in Burma
strict centralization of royal authority
languageSpoken Burmese NERFINISHED
militaryConflict conflicts with Siam (Thailand)
wars against Arakan
mother Queen Yadana Dewi NERFINISHED
notableWork Mingun Bell NERFINISHED
Mingun Pahtodawgyi (Mingun Pagoda) NERFINISHED
orderedConstructionOf Mingun Bell NERFINISHED
Mingun Pahtodawgyi NERFINISHED
patronOf Buddhist Sangha NERFINISHED
positionHeld King of Burma NERFINISHED
predecessor Singu Min NERFINISHED
regionRuled Arakan NERFINISHED
Manipur NERFINISHED
Upper Burma NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1819
reignStart 1782
religion Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
residence Amarapura Palace NERFINISHED
spouse Me Lun Me NERFINISHED
Me Nu NERFINISHED
successor Bagyidaw NERFINISHED
title Hsinbyumyashin (Lord of the White Elephant) NERFINISHED

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Amarapura foundedBy Bodawpaya
this entity surface form: King Bodawpaya
King Bagyidaw heirApparentOf Bodawpaya
this entity surface form: King Bodawpaya
Konbaung Dynasty notableRuler Bodawpaya
King Bagyidaw predecessor Bodawpaya
this entity surface form: King Bodawpaya