Dhammazedi

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Dhammazedi was a prominent 15th-century monarch of the Mon Kingdom in Lower Burma, renowned for his prosperous and stable reign and his patronage of Theravada Buddhism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf HistoricalPerson
King of Hanthawaddy
Monarch
associatedWith Hanthawaddy Golden Age
linked to: Hanthawaddy Kingdom

Kalyani Sima (ordination hall) reforms
capital Pegu
centuryActive 15th century
countryRuled Hanthawaddy Kingdom
ethnicity Mon
floruit late 15th century
foreignRelations Ayutthaya Kingdom
Lan Na
linked to: Lanna Kingdom

Sri Lanka
knownFor patronage of Theravada Buddhism
prosperous reign
stable reign
languageOfInscriptions Mon
Pali
legacy inscriptional records important for Burmese and Mon history
strengthening of Theravada Buddhism in Lower Burma
monasticName Ramadhipati
notableWork Kalyani Inscriptions
occupationBeforeKingship Buddhist monk
patronage Buddhist Sangha
linked to: Sangha

construction of Buddhist religious monuments
renovation of pagodas
placeInHistory one of the most illustrious kings of the Mon people
policy promotion of Theravada orthodoxy
reform of Buddhist monastic discipline
predecessor Binnya Waru
regionRuled Lower Burma
linked to: Lower Myanmar
reignCharacterizedBy economic prosperity
political stability
religion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
spouse Shin Sawbu
successor Binnya Ran II
title King of Pegu

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Hanthawaddy Kingdom notableRuler Dhammazedi