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ancient See also:capital of the Burman See also:empire, now a subdivision of the See also:Sagaing See also:district in the Sagaing See also:division of Upper See also:Burma. It is situated on the See also:Irrawaddy on the opposite See also:bank to Sagaing, with which it was amalgamated in 1889. Amarapura, another ancient capital, lies 5 M. to the See also:north-See also:east of Ava, and See also:Mandalay, the See also:present capital, 6 m. to the north. The classical name of Ava is Yadanapura, " the See also:city of See also:precious gems." It was founded by Thadomin Paya in A.D. 1364 as successor to See also:Pagan, and the religious buildings of Pagan were to a certain extent reproduced here, although on nothing like the same See also:scale as regards either See also:size or splendour. It remained the seat of See also:government for about four centuries with a See also:succession of See also:thirty See also:kings. In 1782 a new capital, Amarapura, was founded by Bodaw Paya, but was deserted again in favour of Ava by See also:King Baggidaw in 1823. On his deposition by King Tharawaddi in 1837, the capital reverted to Amarapura; but finally in r86o the last capital of Mandalay was occupied by King Mindon. For picturesque beauty Ava is unequalled in Burma, but it is now more like a See also:park than the site of an old capital. Traces of the See also:great See also:council chamber and various portions of the royal See also:palace are still visible, but otherwise the See also:secular buildings are completely destroyed; and most of the religious edifices are also dilapidated.

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