Kyaukse irrigated region
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The Kyaukse irrigated region is a historically fertile agricultural heartland in central Myanmar, renowned for its extensive irrigation systems that supported major Burmese kingdoms.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | irrigated agricultural region ⓘ |
| agriculturalSystem | wet-rice irrigation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhist monastic landholdings
ⓘ
Pagan (Bagan) period irrigation works ⓘ royal land grants ⓘ |
| climateContext | semi-arid Dry Zone climate ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| developedUnder |
Konbaung Dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pagan Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
key tax base for precolonial Burmese states
ⓘ
major surplus-producing area ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
archaeological remains of ancient irrigation works
ⓘ
historic religious sites linked to irrigation patronage ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
agricultural heartland of central Myanmar
ⓘ
core rice-supplying region for Burmese polities ⓘ |
| hydrologicalBasin | Irrawaddy River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infrastructureType |
canal networks
ⓘ
embankments ⓘ weirs ⓘ |
| irrigatedBy |
Panlaung River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zawgyi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| irrigationPurpose | mitigation of low and variable rainfall ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive irrigation systems
ⓘ
fertile agricultural land ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ supporting major Burmese kingdoms ⓘ |
| language | Burmese ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Amarapura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ava NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandalay NERFINISHED ⓘ Pagan (Bagan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mandalay Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kyaukse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kyaukse plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrop | rice ⓘ |
| otherCrop |
cotton
ⓘ
pulses ⓘ sesame ⓘ |
| partOf | Dry Zone of Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | rural ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | supported capitals along the middle Irrawaddy ⓘ |
| supports | dense rural settlement ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorDevelopment |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ |
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