Bamar historical heartland
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The Bamar historical heartland is the central region of Myanmar traditionally dominated by the Bamar ethnic majority, encompassing key royal capitals and cultural centers that shaped Burmese history and identity.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bamar cultural hegemony in Myanmar
ⓘ
Burmese monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid in Dry Zone ⓘ |
| contains |
Amarapura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ava NERFINISHED ⓘ Bago NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyaukse NERFINISHED ⓘ Magway NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandalay NERFINISHED ⓘ Meiktila NERFINISHED ⓘ Minbu NERFINISHED ⓘ Naypyidaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Pagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyay NERFINISHED ⓘ Sagaing NERFINISHED ⓘ Taungoo NERFINISHED ⓘ Thayet NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamethin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalCenterOf |
Burmese court culture
ⓘ
Burmese language NERFINISHED ⓘ Burmese literature ⓘ Theravada Buddhism in Myanmar ⓘ |
| dominantEthnicGroup | Bamar people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBase | irrigated rice agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | Bamar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyDominatedBy | Bamar kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of royal capitals of Burma
ⓘ
core area of Burmese state formation ⓘ cradle of Burmese national identity ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
Dry Zone of Myanmar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Lower Myanmar ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern Burmese nationalism
ⓘ
state ideology of precolonial Burma ⓘ |
| languageDominance | Burmese language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorRiver |
Chindwin River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irrawaddy River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Irrawaddy River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalCenterOf |
Ava Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Konbaung Dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Pagan Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Taungoo Dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionDominance | Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousHeritage |
Pagan temple complex
ⓘ
numerous Theravada Buddhist monasteries ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence | from Pagan era to modern Myanmar state ⓘ |
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