Toungoo

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Toungoo is a historic city in Myanmar that served as the capital of a powerful Burmese dynasty and a key military and trading center in the region.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Toungoo canonical 11
Taungoo 8
Ava-based Toungoo Kingdom 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
historical city
administrativeStatus district-level city
associatedDynasty Toungoo Dynasty
associatedWith Bayinnaung
Mingyinyo
Tabinshwehti
climate tropical monsoon climate
country Myanmar
countryCapitalOf Toungoo Dynasty
economy agricultural trade
timber trade
ethnicGroups Bamar
Karen
formerName Taungoo
linked to: Toungoo
hasHeritage Burmese architecture
Theravada Buddhist monuments
hasLandmark Shwesandaw Pagoda (Toungoo)
Toungoo Palace site
linked to: Toungoo city walls

Toungoo city walls
historicalEra 16th century
historicalEvent expansion under King Bayinnaung
foundation of Second Burmese Empire
historicalRole important trading center in Myanmar
major military center in Myanmar
knownFor city walls
fortifications
historic pagodas
role in Burmese unification
languageMajority Burmese language
linked to: Burmese
locatedIn Bago Region
Lower Myanmar
Mainland Southeast Asia
locatedOnRiver Sittang River
linked to: Sittaung River
nearbyGeographicFeature Bago Yoma
partOf Burmese kingdom
linked to: Kingdom of Burma
region Southeast Asia
religionMajority Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
romanization Taungoo
linked to: Toungoo
servedAs capital of Toungoo Dynasty
royal capital of Burma
strategicImportance gateway between Upper and Lower Burma
link between Burma and Shan States
link between Burma and Siam
timeZone Myanmar Standard Time
transportRole regional transport hub

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Referenced by (22)

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

Battle of Toungoo locatedIn Toungoo
Toungoo Dynasty capital Toungoo
Toungoo Dynasty namedAfter Toungoo
Bago Region contains Taungoo
linked to: Toungoo
Hanthawaddy Kingdom conflictWith Toungoo Kingdom
linked to: Toungoo
Sittaung River basin hasMajorCityInBasin Taungoo
linked to: Toungoo
Toungoo formerName Taungoo
linked to: Toungoo
Toungoo romanization Taungoo
linked to: Toungoo
Battle of Toungoo location Toungoo
subject linked to: Takehara Saburo
House of Alaungpaya precededBy House of Taungoo
linked to: Toungoo
Mingyi Nyo monarchOf Toungoo
Mingyi Nyo placeOfBirth Toungoo
Mingyi Nyo placeOfDeath Toungoo
Anaukpetlun monarchOf Ava-based Toungoo Kingdom
linked to: Toungoo
Tabinshwehti placeOfBirth Toungoo
Taungoo District hasCapital Taungoo
linked to: Toungoo
Taungoo District containsCity Taungoo
linked to: Toungoo
Taungoo District administrativeCenter Taungoo
linked to: Toungoo
Sittaung River nearbyCity Taungoo
linked to: Toungoo