in Burmah, has marble quarries of which idols are made, and only priests are allowed to trade there. (Symes, vol. ii. p. 376.) As on Ava's snore, Where none but priests are privileged to…
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(Encyclopedia) AvitesAvitesāˈvīts [key], in the Bible. 1 People of SW ancient Palestine, probably assimilated by the Philistines. They appear as Avims in Deuteronomy. 2 People of Ava.
(Encyclopedia) AlaungpayaAlaungpayaəlŏngˈpāyä [key], 1711–60, Burmese king, founder of the Konbaung dynasty, which ruled until 1885. His name, also given as Alompra, means “the coming Buddha.” The…
(Encyclopedia) Innwa or Inwa, formerly AvaInnwaäˈvə [key], village, central Myanmar, on the Ayeyarwady River, 10 mi (16 km) S of Mandalay. Founded in 1364, it was the capital of a dynasty of Burmese…
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