Inwa Kingdom

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The Inwa Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Ava, was a major Burmese kingdom that dominated Upper Myanmar politics and culture from the 14th to 16th centuries.

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Inwa Kingdom canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Burmese kingdom
historical kingdom
pre-modern state
alternativeName Ava Kingdom
Kingdom of Ava
archaeologicalSite Inwa archaeological zone
capital Ava
Inwa
conflict conflicts with Ming China
conflicts with Shan states
wars with Hanthawaddy Kingdom
continent Asia
country Myanmar
culturalInfluence Burmese Buddhist monasticism
Burmese architecture
Burmese literature
currency silver kyat
dominantIn Upper Myanmar culture
Upper Myanmar politics
endTime 1555
era Late Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Bamar
firstRuler Thado Minbya
foundedBy Thado Minbya
governmentType monarchy
historicalCapitalOf Burma
linked to: Myanmar
language Burmese language
locatedIn Irrawaddy River valley
Upper Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma
mainRiver Irrawaddy River
notableRuler Mingyi Nyo
Minkhaung I
Narapati I
partOf history of Myanmar
politicalSystem hereditary monarchy
predecessor Pinya Kingdom
Sagaing Kingdom
region Southeast Asia
religion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
startTime 1364
successor Taungoo Dynasty
linked to: Toungoo Dynasty

Toungoo Empire
linked to: Toungoo Dynasty
timePeriod 14th century
15th century
16th century
todayPartOf Mandalay Region
usedCalendar Burmese calendar
writingSystem Burmese script

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Kingdom of Ava alsoKnownAs Inwa Kingdom
Ava Kingdom alsoKnownAs Inwa Kingdom