Toungoo Dynasty
E226435
The Toungoo Dynasty was a powerful Burmese royal dynasty that unified much of mainland Southeast Asia in the 16th century and laid the foundations for the early modern Burmese state.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toungoo Dynasty canonical | 5 |
| Taungoo Dynasty | 4 |
| First Taungoo Empire | 1 |
| Restored Taungoo Dynasty | 1 |
| Restored Toungoo Dynasty | 1 |
| Taungoo Dynasty (early period) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1965763 — 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: Toungoo Dynasty Context triple: [Bamar, associatedState, Toungoo Dynasty]
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A.
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.
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B.
Kingdom of Ava
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Ahom kingdom
The Ahom kingdom was a powerful Tai-Ahom ruled state in the Brahmaputra Valley of present-day Assam that dominated the region for nearly six centuries before its annexation by the British.
- 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: Toungoo Dynasty Target entity description: The Toungoo Dynasty was a powerful Burmese royal dynasty that unified much of mainland Southeast Asia in the 16th century and laid the foundations for the early modern Burmese state.
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A.
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.
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B.
Kingdom of Ava
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Ahom kingdom
The Ahom kingdom was a powerful Tai-Ahom ruled state in the Brahmaputra Valley of present-day Assam that dominated the region for nearly six centuries before its annexation by the British.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Burmese dynasty
ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ |
| capital |
Ava
ⓘ
Pegu ⓘ Toungoo ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
Myanmar ⓘ |
| currency | silver ⓘ |
| declineCause |
internal rebellions
ⓘ
overextension of empire ⓘ succession disputes ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
rice cultivation
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| endTime | 1752 ⓘ |
| era |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ |
| expandedInto |
Arakan
ⓘ
Ayutthaya Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Ayutthaya
Lanna Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Lan Na
Lan Xang ⓘ Manipur ⓘ Shan States ⓘ
surface form:
Shan states
|
| foreignRelationsWith |
Ayutthaya Kingdom
ⓘ
Lan Xang ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Mingyi Nyo ⓘ |
| governmentType | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| introduced | centralized administrative system in Burma ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
ⓘ
creating the largest empire in the history of mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ military expansion ⓘ |
| language | Burmese language ⓘ |
| maintained | tributary states ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Toungoo ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Anaukpetlun
ⓘ
Bayinnaung ⓘ Nanda Bayin ⓘ Tabinshwehti ⓘ Thalun ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Myanmar ⓘ |
| peakUnder | Bayinnaung ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ava Kingdom ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| startTime | 1486 ⓘ |
| successor |
Konbaung Dynasty
ⓘ
Hanthawaddy Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom
|
| unified | much of mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| used | garrison towns to control provinces ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Toungoo Dynasty Description of subject: The Toungoo Dynasty was a powerful Burmese royal dynasty that unified much of mainland Southeast Asia in the 16th century and laid the foundations for the early modern Burmese state.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Restored Taungoo Dynasty
this entity surface form:
Taungoo Dynasty
this entity surface form:
Taungoo Dynasty
this entity surface form:
First Taungoo Empire
this entity surface form:
Taungoo Dynasty
this entity surface form:
Restored Toungoo Dynasty
this entity surface form:
Taungoo Dynasty
subject surface form:
Royal Chronicles of Burma