State

Hanthawaddy Kingdom

dominant Mon kingdom, founded as Ramaññadesa by King Wareru, that ruled lower Burma (Myanmar) from 1287 to 1539 and from 1550 to 1552

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1287–1552
Founded
1287
Ended
1552
Capital
Mottama, Donwun, Bago
Religion
Theravāda

Overview

The Hanthawaddy Kingdom (Mon: ဍုၚ် ဟံသာဝတဳ, [hɔŋsawətɔe]; Burmese: ဟံသာဝတီ နေပြည်တော်; also Hongsawatoi or simply Pegu), classical name Ham̥sāvatī ("Realm of Hamsa"), was the major polity that ruled lower Burma (Myanmar) from 1287 to 1539 and briefly from 1550 to 1552, before serving as the imperial capital of the Burmese Toungoo dynasty.

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All rulers (5)

  1. Wareru1287–1307
  2. Razadarit1384–1421
  3. Shin Sawbu1454–1471
  4. Dhammazedi1471–1492
  5. Takayutpi1526–1539

Records (2)

  1. 1385–1391 — Ava–Hanthawaddy WarWar
  2. 1539 — Battle of PeguBattle · Toungoo ▸ Pegu

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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