AVA  , the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of the Burman See also:

• EMPIRE

empire, now a subdivision of the See also:

• SAGAING

Sagaing See also:

• DISTRICT

district in the Sagaing See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of Upper See also:

• BURMA

Burma . It is situated on the See also:

• IRRAWADDY, or IRAWADI

Irrawaddy on the opposite See also:

• BANK

bank to Sagaing, with which it was amalgamated in 1889 . Amarapura, another ancient capital, lies 5 M. to the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east of Ava, and See also:

• MANDALAY

Mandalay, the See also:

• PRESENT

present capital, 6 m. to the north . The classical name of Ava is Yadanapura, " the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of See also:

• PRECIOUS (O. Fr. precios, mod. precieux, Lat. pretiosus, of high value or price, pretium)

precious gems." It was founded by Thadomin Paya in A.D . 1364 as successor to See also:

• PAGAN
• PAGAN (Lat. paganus, of or belonging to a pagus, a canton, county district, village, commune)

Pagan, and the religious buildings of Pagan were to a certain extent reproduced here, although on nothing like the same See also:

• SCALE
• SCALE (1) A

scale as regards either See also:

• SIZE

size or splendour . It remained the seat of See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government for about four centuries with a See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

succession of See also:

• THIRTY

thirty See also:

• KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

kings . In 1782 a new capital, Amarapura, was founded by Bodaw Paya, but was deserted again in favour of Ava by See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

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 (Fr. part; Ital. parco; Sp. Marque; O.Eng. pearroc; connected with Ger. pferch, fold, and pfarrei, district, translating med. Lat. parochia, parish)
• PARK, EDWARDS AMASA (1808–1900)
• PARK, MUNGO (1771-1806?)

park than the site of an old capital . Traces of the See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council chamber and various portions of the royal See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace are still visible, but otherwise the See also:

• SECULAR (Lat. saecularis, of or belonging to an age or generation, saeculum)

secular buildings are completely destroyed; and most of the religious edifices are also dilapidated .