The Fifteenth Century and the Apogee of Ava

Following the exceptional leaders who consolidated the kingdom of Ava during the first half of the fifteenth-century, three more extraordinary kings—Narapati the Great, Mahathihathuya, and Mingaung the Second—succeeded them to take Ava to its apogee. It was during their reigns that the kingdom of Ava made its greatest contribution to the country in terms of Burmese literature, an achievement that remains largely unequaled. That period was also notable in terms of political integration, military prowess, social order, religious stature, economic self-sufficiency, and overall well-being of the state. Although much of the fifteenth-century can be regarded as the pinnacle of the Ava Dynasty and period, the second half of that century particularly stood out.