Shwebo
Sign in to saveShwebo ( ), also called Ratanāsiṅga or Ratanāsikhā ("Center of Treasure") in pali, is a city in Sagaing Region, Burma, 110 km north-west of Mandalay between the Irrawaddy and the Mu rivers. The city was the origin of the Konbaung Dynasty, established by King Alaungpaya in 1752, that was the dominant political force in Burma after the mid-18th century. It served as Alaungpaya's capital from 1752 to 1760. As of 2021, it has a population of 88,914.
Key facts
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- Town
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- Shwebo
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- bottom
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- Burma
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- Location in Burma
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- King Alaungpaya
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- Shwebo Palace.jpg
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- 270px
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- Shwebo Palace
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- Country
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- Region
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- District
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- Shwebo
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- Township
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- Imperial
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- 88,914
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- 2021
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- Burmans
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Located in
- Shwebo Township
- Elevation
- 111
- Capital of
- Shwebo District
- Image
- Shwebo Palace.jpg
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- Commons category
- Shwebo
- inception
- 1752-02-29
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- Riccarton
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Names of Shwebo
- Geography
- Climate
- Transport
- See also
- References
- External links
Shwebo ( ), also called Ratanāsiṅga or Ratanāsikhā ("Center of Treasure") in pali, is a city in Sagaing Region, Burma, 110 km north-west of Mandalay between the Irrawaddy and the Mu rivers. The city was the origin of the Konbaung Dynasty, established by King Alaungpaya in 1752, that was the dominant political force in Burma after the mid-18th century. It served as Alaungpaya's capital from 1752 to 1760. As of 2021, it has a population of 88,914.
It is the site of Shwebo University and Shwebo Palace.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shwebo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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