Inwa

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Inwa is an ancient royal capital of Burma (Myanmar), renowned for its historical ruins and role as a major political and cultural center for several Burmese kingdoms.

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Inwa canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former capital
historical city
abandonedAsCapital 1841
alsoKnownAs Ava
Inwa (Ava)
linked to: Innwa (Ava)

Ratanapura
Yadanapura
architecturalStyle traditional Burmese
capitalFrom 1364
capitalUntil 1841
country Myanmar
destroyedBy earthquake
foundedBy King Thado Minbya
linked to: Thado Minbya
foundedIn 1364
governedBy Ava kings
Konbaung kings
linked to: Konbaung Dynasty
hasFeature fortified layout
grid-like city plan
heritageStatus important archaeological site
historicalEra early modern Burma
late medieval Burma
knownFor Buddhist monasteries
brick and teak architecture
city walls and moats
historical ruins
royal palace remains
languageHistoricallyDominant Burmese
locatedIn Mandalay Region
locatedNear Irrawaddy River
Myitnge River
majorEarthquakeYear 1839
notableSite Bagaya Monastery
Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery
Nanmyint Watch Tower
linked to: Nanmyin Watchtower

city walls
moat
partOf Tada-U District
regionHistorically Upper Burma
religionHistoricallyDominant Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
replacedBy Amarapura
servedAs cultural center of Burmese kingdoms
political center of Burmese kingdoms
servedAsCapitalOf Burma
linked to: Myanmar

Kingdom of Ava
Konbaung Dynasty
Taungoo Dynasty
linked to: Toungoo Dynasty
tourism accessible by boat and horse cart
popular tourist destination
transportAccess near Mandalay

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Referenced by (8)

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

Ava formerName Inwa
Inwa Kingdom capital Inwa
Ava dynasty hasCapital Inwa
Ava alsoKnownAs Inwa
subject linked to: city of Ava (Inwa)
Innwa alsoKnownAs Inwa
subject linked to: Innwa (Ava)