city of Ava (Inwa)

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The city of Ava (Inwa) is a historic former royal capital in central Myanmar that served as a major political and cultural center for several Burmese kingdoms.

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city of Ava (Inwa) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
former capital city
historic city
alsoKnownAs Innwa NERFINISHED
Inwa NERFINISHED
Ratanapura NERFINISHED
associatedWithDynasty Ava Dynasty NERFINISHED
Konbaung Dynasty NERFINISHED
Taungoo Dynasty NERFINISHED
capitalOf Ava Kingdom NERFINISHED
Burmese kingdom NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Ava NERFINISHED
Konbaung Dynasty NERFINISHED
Taungoo Dynasty NERFINISHED
country Myanmar
currentUse historical site
tourist destination
destroyedBy earthquake
foundationYear 1364
foundedAs royal capital
foundedBy Thado Minbya NERFINISHED
hasHeritage ancient monasteries
city walls remains
moats
pagodas
royal palace ruins
watchtower
historicalRegion Upper Burma NERFINISHED
language Burmese
locatedIn central Myanmar
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Mandalay Region NERFINISHED
locatedNearRiver Myitnge River NERFINISHED
locatedOn artificial island
locatedOnRiver Irrawaddy River NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Mandalay NERFINISHED
Sagaing NERFINISHED
notableEarthquakeYear 1839
partOf Ava–Sagaing cultural landscape NERFINISHED
Bamar cultural region NERFINISHED
religion Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
servedAsCapitalFrom 1364
servedAsCapitalUntil 1841
significantFor Burmese Buddhist scholarship
Burmese cultural history
Burmese literature
Burmese political history
transportAccess ferry
horse cart

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Kingdom of Ava namedAfter city of Ava (Inwa)