Inwa

Also known as Ava

Inwa (, or ; also spelled Innwa; formerly known as Ava), located in Mandalay Region, Myanmar, is an ancient imperial capital of successive Burmese kingdoms from the 14th to 19th centuries. Throughout history, it was sacked and rebuilt numerous times. The capital city was finally abandoned after it was destroyed by a series of major earthquakes in March 1839. Though only a few traces of its former grandeur remain today, the former capital is a popular day-trip tourist destination from Mandalay.

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Place details

Locality: အမရပူရခရိုင်
Region: မန္တလေးတိုင်း
Country: မြန်မာ
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.native_name: အင်းဝ
Settlement.official_name: Inwa
Settlement.other_name: Ava
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map: Myanmar
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Ava
Settlement.image_skyline: Ruins, Innwa, Mandalay Division, Burma.jpg
Settlement.established_date: 26 February 1365
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tada-U District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Township
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Tada-U Township
Settlement.population_blank1: Bamar
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2: Theravada Buddhism

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Foundation
Ava period (14th to 16th centuries)
Toungoo and Konbaung periods (16th to 19th centuries)
Destruction
Contemporary Inwa
2025 Myanmar earthquake
Sights of interest
Transport
Gallery
Notes
References
External links

==Etymology== The name Inwa (အင်းဝ) literally means "mouth of the Lake", reflecting its geographical location at the mouth of lakes in the Kyaukse District. Another theory states that it is derived from Innawa (), meaning "nine lakes" in the area. The city's classical name in Pali is Ratanapura (ရတနပုရ; "City of Gems").

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Inwa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.