Kingdom of Ava

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The Kingdom of Ava was a major Burmese monarchy that dominated Upper Myanmar from the 14th to 16th centuries, serving as a key political and cultural center for the Bamar people.

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Kingdom of Ava canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Burmese monarchy
historical kingdom
alsoKnownAs Ava Kingdom
Innwa
Inwa Kingdom
architectureStyle Burmese Buddhist architecture
capital Ava
capitalEstablished 1364
conflict Forty Years' War with Hanthawaddy
continent Asia
coreTerritory Kyaukse irrigated region
Mandalay region
linked to: Mandalay Region
country Myanmar
culturalRole major center of Burmese Buddhist scholarship
major center of Burmese literature
demographicGroup Bamar elites
endTime 1555
enemyState Hanthawaddy Kingdom
Shan states
linked to: Shan States
ethnicMajority Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
followedBy Taungoo Dynasty
linked to: Toungoo Dynasty
foundedBy Thado Minbya
governmentType hereditary monarchy
historicalEra Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period

Late Middle Ages
locatedIn Irrawaddy River valley
linked to: Irrawaddy River

Upper Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma
namedAfter city of Ava (Inwa)
notableKing Mingyi Swa
Minkhaung I
Narapati I
Thado Minbya
officialLanguage Burmese language
partOf history of Myanmar
politicalStatus declining power in 16th century
dominant power in Upper Myanmar in 14th century
dominant power in Upper Myanmar in 15th century
precededBy Pagan Kingdom (as major Burmese power)
linked to: Pagan Kingdom
region Southeast Asia
religion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
replaced Pinya Kingdom
Sagaing Kingdom
linked to: Sagaing
river Irrawaddy River
Myitnge River
rulingDynasty Ava dynasty
startTime 1364
succeededBy First Taungoo Empire
linked to: Toungoo Dynasty
successorPolity Restored Ava Kingdom (17th–18th centuries)
linked to: Ava Kingdom
usedCalendar Burmese calendar
writingSystem Burmese script

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Referenced by (7)

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Bamar associatedState Kingdom of Ava
Ava capitalOf Kingdom of Ava
Ava Kingdom alsoKnownAs Kingdom of Ava
Kingdom of Mrauk U borderedBy Kingdom of Ava
Battle of Danubyu countryInvolved Kingdom of Ava
Siege of Prome hasParticipant Kingdom of Ava
Yandabo associatedWithState Kingdom of Ava