Kingdom of Ava
E221805
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Ava canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1965762 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kingdom of Ava Context triple: [Bamar, associatedState, Kingdom of Ava]
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A.
Pagan Kingdom
The Pagan Kingdom was an early Burmese empire centered on the city of Bagan that unified much of present-day Myanmar and laid the foundations for Bamar culture, language, and Theravada Buddhism in the region.
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B.
Lanna Kingdom
The Lanna Kingdom was a historic Tai state in what is now northern Thailand, known for its distinctive culture, language, and Buddhist artistic traditions centered in the region around present-day Chiang Mai.
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C.
Gauda Kingdom
The Gauda Kingdom was an early medieval polity in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent that laid the groundwork for later regional powers such as the Pala Empire.
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D.
Dimasa Kingdom
The Dimasa Kingdom was a historical polity in northeastern India ruled by the Dimasa people, known for its influence over parts of present-day Assam and surrounding regions.
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E.
Konbaung Dynasty
The Konbaung Dynasty was the last ruling royal dynasty of Burma (Myanmar), known for its territorial expansion, conflicts with British colonial powers, and eventual fall leading to British annexation of the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kingdom of Ava Target entity description: 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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A.
Pagan Kingdom
The Pagan Kingdom was an early Burmese empire centered on the city of Bagan that unified much of present-day Myanmar and laid the foundations for Bamar culture, language, and Theravada Buddhism in the region.
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B.
Lanna Kingdom
The Lanna Kingdom was a historic Tai state in what is now northern Thailand, known for its distinctive culture, language, and Buddhist artistic traditions centered in the region around present-day Chiang Mai.
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C.
Gauda Kingdom
The Gauda Kingdom was an early medieval polity in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent that laid the groundwork for later regional powers such as the Pala Empire.
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D.
Dimasa Kingdom
The Dimasa Kingdom was a historical polity in northeastern India ruled by the Dimasa people, known for its influence over parts of present-day Assam and surrounding regions.
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E.
Konbaung Dynasty
The Konbaung Dynasty was the last ruling royal dynasty of Burma (Myanmar), known for its territorial expansion, conflicts with British colonial powers, and eventual fall leading to British annexation of the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| 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 ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ
surface form:
Shan states
|
| ethnicMajority |
Bamar
ⓘ
surface form:
Bamar people
|
| followedBy |
Toungoo Dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Taungoo Dynasty
|
| foundedBy | Thado Minbya ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Irrawaddy River
ⓘ
surface form:
Irrawaddy River valley
Upper Burma ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Myanmar
|
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
Pagan Kingdom (as major Burmese power)
|
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| replaced |
Pinya Kingdom
ⓘ
Sagaing ⓘ
surface form:
Sagaing Kingdom
|
| river |
Irrawaddy River
ⓘ
Myitnge River ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Ava dynasty ⓘ |
| startTime | 1364 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Toungoo Dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
First Taungoo Empire
|
| successorPolity |
Ava Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Restored Ava Kingdom (17th–18th centuries)
|
| usedCalendar | Burmese calendar ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Burmese script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kingdom of Ava Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.