Bamar

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The Bamar are the largest ethnic group in Myanmar, historically dominant in the country’s politics, culture, and language.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Bamar canonical 47
Bamar people 31
Bamar Americans 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
ethnic group in Myanmar
alternativeName Bama
Burman
linked to: Burmese people

Myanmar people
linked to: Burmese people
associatedState Kingdom of Ava
Konbaung Dynasty
Pagan Kingdom
Toungoo Dynasty
capitalCityRegion Mandalay
Naypyidaw
Yangon
colonialHistory subject to British colonial rule in Burma
conflictContext ethnic tensions in Myanmar
country Myanmar
culture Burmese culture
ethnolinguisticGroup Burmese
exonym Burman
linked to: Burmese people
historicalRole culturally dominant group in Myanmar
linguistically dominant group in Myanmar
politically dominant group in Myanmar
influenced national identity of Myanmar
official language policy of Myanmar
state Buddhism in Myanmar
language Burmese language
linked to: Burmese
languageFamily Sino-Tibetan languages
majorFestival Tazaungdaing
Thadingyut
Thingyan
nationalLanguageAssociation Burmese as official language of Myanmar
populationProportionInMyanmar largest ethnic group
majority
postColonialRole dominant group in independent Burma
primaryReligion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
region Irrawaddy River valley
linked to: Irrawaddy River

central Myanmar
dry zone of Myanmar
relatedEthnicGroup Mon people
Rakhine people
Shan people
religion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada

animism
folk Buddhism
selfDesignation Bamar
subgroupOf Burmese people
traditionalDress longyi
traditionalReligionElements Buddhist merit-making
nat worship
writingSystem Burmese script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (82)

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

Min Ko Naing ethnicGroup Bamar
Myanmar ethnicGroup Bamar
Sino-Tibetan languages spokenBy Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
Maung usedByEthnicGroup Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
Maung usedByEthnicGroup Burmese people
linked to: Bamar
Bamar selfDesignation Bamar
Burmese American includesEthnicSubgroups Bamar Americans
linked to: Bamar
Mandalay ethnicGroups Bamar
Karen people neighboringEthnicGroup Bamar people
subject linked to: Karen
linked to: Bamar
Karen State ethnicGroup Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
Burmese ethnicGroup Bamar
Burmese majorityLanguageOf Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
Burmese calendar usedBy Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
Burmese script usedBy Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
Chinthe hasCulturalContext Bamar culture
linked to: Bamar
Burmese people ethnonym Bamar
Burmese people autonym Bamar
Kawthaung ethnicGroups Bamar
Hpa-an area hasMinorityGroups Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
Maung Thura ethnicGroup Bamar
Mon State hasEthnicGroup Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
Khin Kyi ethnicGroup Bamar
Aung San ethnicGroup Bamar
Bama alternativeNameOf Bamar
Bama selfDesignation Bamar
Pagan Kingdom ethnicGroup Bamar
Thadingyut celebratedBy Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
Tazaungdaing celebratedBy Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
Rakhine people closelyRelatedTo Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
Rakhine people ethnicallyDistinctFrom Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
Rakhine people culturallyDistinctFrom Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
Rakhine people historicallyDistinctFrom Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
Rakhine people relatedEthnicGroup Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
Burmese nationalism linkedToEthnicIdentity Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
Saw Maung ethnicGroup Bamar
Than Shwe ethnicGroup Bamar
Kingdom of Ava ethnicMajority Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
Thingyan observedBy Bamar people
linked to: Bamar
Khin Nyunt ethnicGroup Bamar
Maung Aye ethnicGroup Bamar