Bama

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Bama is an alternative name for the Bamar, the dominant ethnic group of Myanmar known for their significant cultural and political influence in the country.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Bama canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
alternativeNameOf Bamar
associatedWithState Bamar-dominated central state of Myanmar
capitalCityAssociated Naypyidaw
colonialHistoryContext British Burma
linked to: Burma (until 1937)
country Myanmar
culturalInfluence high cultural influence in Myanmar
demographicRole largest ethnic group in Myanmar
dominantEthnicGroupIn Myanmar
ethnolinguisticGroup Burmese people
exonym Burman
linked to: Burmese
formerCapitalCityAssociated Mandalay
Yangon
historicalKingdoms Konbaung Dynasty
Pagan Kingdom
language Burmese language
linked to: Burmese
majorFestivals Tazaungdaing Festival
Thadingyut Festival
linked to: Thadingyut

Thingyan (Burmese New Year Water Festival)
linked to: Thingyan festival
majorityPopulationStatus ethnic majority in Myanmar
majorityReligionBranch Theravada school of Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
modernStateName Republic of the Union of Myanmar
linked to: Myanmar
notableReligiousSite Shwedagon Pagoda
politicalInfluence high political influence in Myanmar
politicalRole historically dominant in Myanmar politics
postcolonialState Union of Burma
primaryReligion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
region Southeast Asia
relatedEthnicGroups Karen people
Mon people
Rakhine people
religiousArchitecture pagodas
stupas
scriptUsed Burmese script
selfDesignation Bamar
stateLanguageDominance Burmese as official language of Myanmar
traditionalCuisine laphet thoke (tea leaf salad)
mohinga
traditionalDress eingyi
longyi
traditionalMusic saing waing ensemble
traditionalPerformingArts puppet theater
zat pwe (Burmese traditional theater)
traditionalReligionElements Buddhism
astrology
nat spirit worship
writingDirection left-to-right
writingSystemFamily Brahmic scripts

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bamar alternativeName Bama
Bama massacre location Bama