Kingdom of Burma

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Konbaung_Dynasty
Burmese Kingdom
gptkbp:area ~676,578 km² (at its height)
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Mandalay
gptkb:Amarapura
gptkb:Ava
gptkbp:conqueredBy gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:currency kyat
gptkbp:dissolved 1885
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Konbaung_Dynasty
gptkbp:established 1752
gptkbp:ethnicGroup Bamar
Karen
Mon
Shan
gptkbp:firstMonarch gptkb:Alaungpaya
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_Konbaung_Dynasty
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:British_Burma
gptkbp:governmentType absolute monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kingdom of Burma
gptkbp:lastRuler gptkb:King_Thibaw_Min
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Kuthodaw_Pagoda
gptkb:Mandalay_Palace
gptkb:Mingun_Pahtodawgyi
gptkb:U_Bein_Bridge
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Sagaing
gptkb:Shwebo
gptkb:Mingun
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:First_Anglo-Burmese_War
gptkb:Second_Anglo-Burmese_War
gptkb:Third_Anglo-Burmese_War
Administrative reforms under King Mindon
Annexation by the British in 1885
Rebellion of Prince Kanaung
Relocation of capital to Mandalay in 1857
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Bagyidaw
gptkb:Bodawpaya
gptkb:Mindon_Min
Tharrawaddy Min
gptkbp:officialLanguage Burmese
gptkbp:partOf History of Myanmar
gptkbp:population ~4 million (19th century estimate)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Restored_Toungoo_Dynasty
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Toungoo_Dynasty
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism
gptkbp:successor gptkb:British_Burma
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mandalay
gptkb:Treaty_of_Yandabo
gptkb:Arakan
gptkb:Burmese–Siamese_War_(1547–1549)
gptkb:Burmese–Siamese_War
gptkb:Mandalay,_Burma
gptkb:First_Anglo-Burmese_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Burmi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6