Bagan Kingdom

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bagan_Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:King
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Pagan_Kingdom
gptkbp:area	gptkb:Irrawaddy_valley
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Bagan
gptkbp:currency	silver kyat
gptkbp:dissolved	1297
gptkbp:era	Medieval
gptkbp:founded	849
gptkbp:governmentType	gptkb:monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Bagan Kingdom
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Southeast_Asian_Buddhism Burmese culture
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Pyu_culture Mon culture
gptkbp:legacy	Architectural heritage Foundation of modern Myanmar
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Myanmar
gptkbp:notableAchievement	Construction of over 10,000 temples and pagodas Development of Burmese language and script Spread of Theravada Buddhism in Southeast Asia
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Mongol_invasions_(1277–1287) Internal rebellions Wars with Mon kingdoms
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Ananda_Temple gptkb:Dhammayangyi_Temple gptkb:Shwezigon_Pagoda gptkb:Thatbyinnyu_Temple
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Mongol_invasions gptkb:Unification_of_Irrawaddy_valley
gptkbp:notableRuler	gptkb:Anawrahta gptkb:Alaungsithu gptkb:Kyansittha gptkb:Narathihapate
gptkbp:notableSite	gptkb:Bagan_temples
gptkbp:officialLanguage	Burmese
gptkbp:population	estimated 1-2 million at its height
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Pyu_city-states
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Hinduism gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism Animism
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Myinsaing_Kingdom
gptkbp:tradedOn	gptkb:China gptkb:India gptkb:Khmer_Empire gptkb:Mon_kingdoms
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	gptkb:Bagan_Archaeological_Area
gptkbp:writingSystem	gptkb:Pali gptkb:Burmese_script gptkb:Mon_script
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Pagan_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6