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Ava also known as '''Innwa''' is a city in the Mandalay Division of Myanmar , situated just to the south of Amarapura on the Ayeyarwady River . It is also called '''Ratnapura''' ( Pali : City of Gems). Ava was capital of Burma from 1364-1841. Prior to this, Sagaing had been capital, but after Sagaing fell to the Shan , the court moved across the river to Ava. The kings of Ava set about restoring Burmese supremacy, which had disintegrated after the fall of Bagan . In 1555, Ava fell to the southern Burmese Kingdom of Taungoo , but in 1636, the king of Taungoo relocated his own capital to Ava. In 1752, the Mon revolted against Burmese rule and sacked Ava. A couple of years later, the founder of the new Konbaung Dynasty , Alaungpaya , crushed the Mon revolt, and after a period with Shwebo as his capital, re-established the court in Ava. After the British conquered Lower Burma after the Second Anglo-Burmese War , Upper Burma was commonly called the Kingdom of Ava. During the reign of King Bodawpaya (1781-1819), the capital was moved to nearby Amarapura. However, his successor, King Bagyidaw (1819-1837), moved the Court back to Ava in 1823. When a tremendous earthquake caused extensive damage in 1841, Ava was finally abandoned for Amarapura. Little remains of the ancient capital today. The city is a popular tourist day-trip from Mandalay . Remaining sights include: # Maha Aungmye Bonzan – A Buddhist monastery built by the wife King Bodawpaya in 1818 # Nanmyin Watch Tower – a 27 meter masonry tower, all that is left of the Ava Palace # Ava Bridge – a 16 span Cantilever Bridge built by the British in 1934, and the only structure to cross the Ayeyarwady River. The town of Ava, New York is named after this location. AvA is also an abbriviation for rock band " Angels And Airwaves " |