Bodawpaya

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Bodawpaya was a powerful late-18th-century Burmese king known for expanding the Konbaung Empire and initiating grand religious and architectural projects, including the unfinished Mingun Pagoda.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
King Bodawpaya 7
Bodawpaya canonical 6
Bodawpaya of the Konbaung Dynasty 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Burmese monarch ⓘ
King of Burma ⓘ
human ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Badon Min ⓘ
Bodaw-hpayā ⓘ
Hsinbyushin’s son Prince of Badon ⓘ
birthDate 1745-03-11 ⓘ
birthPlace Sagaing, Burma ⓘ
capitalEstablished Amarapura ⓘ
child Bagyidaw ⓘ
Prince of Sagaing ⓘ
conquered Arakan ⓘ
Manipur ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Burma ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar

Konbaung Dynasty ⓘ
deathDate 1819-06-05 ⓘ
deathPlace Amarapura, Burma ⓘ
linked to: Amarapura
dynasty Konbaung dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Konbaung Dynasty
eraName Badon Era ⓘ
father Alaungpaya ⓘ
fullName Bodawpaya ⓘ
governmentForm absolute monarchy ⓘ
implemented religious orthodoxy measures ⓘ
knownFor attempt to build the world’s largest pagoda at Mingun ⓘ
expansion of the Konbaung Empire ⓘ
large-scale religious construction projects ⓘ
religious reforms in Burma ⓘ
strict centralization of royal authority ⓘ
languageSpoken Burmese ⓘ
militaryConflict conflicts with Siam (Thailand) ⓘ
wars against Arakan ⓘ
mother Queen Yadana Dewi ⓘ
notableWork Mingun Bell ⓘ
Mingun Pahtodawgyi (Mingun Pagoda) ⓘ
orderedConstructionOf Mingun Bell ⓘ
Mingun Pahtodawgyi ⓘ
patronOf Buddhist Sangha ⓘ
linked to: Sangha
positionHeld King of Burma ⓘ
predecessor Singu Min ⓘ
regionRuled Arakan ⓘ
Manipur ⓘ
Upper Burma ⓘ
reignEnd 1819 ⓘ
reignStart 1782 ⓘ
religion Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada
residence Amarapura Palace ⓘ
spouse Me Lun Me ⓘ
Me Nu ⓘ
linked to: Nanmadaw Me Nu
successor Bagyidaw ⓘ
title Hsinbyumyashin (Lord of the White Elephant) ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

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

Konbaung Dynasty → notableRuler → Bodawpaya ⓘ
Amarapura → foundedBy → King Bodawpaya ⓘ
linked to: Bodawpaya
King Bagyidaw → predecessor → King Bodawpaya ⓘ
linked to: Bodawpaya
King Bagyidaw → heirApparentOf → King Bodawpaya ⓘ
linked to: Bodawpaya
Bagyidaw → predecessor → Bodawpaya ⓘ
Alaungpaya → child → Bodawpaya ⓘ
Bodawpaya → fullName → Bodawpaya ⓘ
Mingun Pahtodawgyi → commissionedBy → King Bodawpaya ⓘ
subject linked to: Mingun
linked to: Bodawpaya
Mingun Bell → commissionedBy → King Bodawpaya ⓘ
subject linked to: Mingun
linked to: Bodawpaya
Mingun Pahtodawgyi → commissionedBy → King Bodawpaya ⓘ
linked to: Bodawpaya
Mingun Pahtodawgyi → commissionedBy → Bodawpaya of the Konbaung Dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Bodawpaya
Tharrawaddy Min → father → Bodawpaya ⓘ
Maha Myat Muni Buddha → transportedBy → King Bodawpaya ⓘ
linked to: Bodawpaya