Pinya

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Pinya was an early Burmese kingdom and royal capital in central Myanmar that played a key role in the political transition following the fall of the Pagan Empire.

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Pinya canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Burmese polity
former capital city
historical kingdom
administrativeContinuityFrom Pagan Empire
architectureType Burmese Buddhist temples
capitalOf Pinya Kingdom
conflict Shan raids
rivalry with Sagaing Kingdom
country Myanmar
culturalContinuityFrom Pagan Empire
dissolutionReason political fragmentation and rise of Ava
economyBasedOn irrigated rice agriculture
endTime 1365
era post-Pagan period
follows Pagan Empire
foundationEvent establishment of Pinya Kingdom
foundedBy Thihathu
foundingRuler King Thihathu
governmentType monarchy
hasCapital Pinya
hasDynasty Pinya dynasty
linked to: Pinya–Ava dynasty
historicalPeriod 14th century
locatedIn Central Myanmar
linked to: central Myanmar

Upper Burma
locatedOn Kyaukse plain
mergedInto Ava Kingdom
mergedWith Sagaing Kingdom
namedAfter Pinya city
near modern-day Mandalay Region
notableRuler Kyawswa I of Pinya
Naratheinga Uzana
Thihathu
Uzana I of Pinya
partOf history of Burma
history of Myanmar
politicalStatus successor state to Pagan
precedes Ava Kingdom
predecessorState Pagan Empire
region Kyaukse granary region
religion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
roleInHistory key role in political transition after fall of Pagan Empire
sovereignState Pinya Kingdom
startTime 1313
successorState Ava (Inwa)
usedLanguage Old Burmese
usedScript Burmese script

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