ite ▁as ▁M aw ▁Sh an ▁ra ids ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁down ▁that ▁dry ▁season . ▁The ▁initial ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁capital ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁about ▁six ▁months . ▁The ▁fort ified ▁city ▁was ▁on ▁an ▁island ▁surrounded ▁by ▁rivers ▁and ▁mo ats . ▁So ▁strateg ic ▁was ▁the ▁location ▁that ▁A va ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁success ive ▁Bur m ese ▁kingdom s ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁of ▁next ▁five ▁centuries . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 1 3 6 5 , ▁the ▁king ▁proc laimed ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁A va ▁( In wa ), ▁as ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁successor ▁state ▁of ▁Pin ya ▁and ▁S aga ing ▁Kingdom s . ▁The ▁city ' s ▁brick ▁walls ▁were ▁completed ▁on ▁ 6 ▁July ▁ 1 3 6 5 . ▁ ▁Re un ification ▁of ▁Central ▁Bur ma ▁Th ado ▁Min by a ▁would ▁spend ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁reign ▁trying ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁all ▁of ▁Central ▁Bur ma ▁under ▁his ▁rule . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 3 6 5 , ▁his ▁real m ▁was ▁still ▁largely ▁in ▁the ▁north , ▁and ▁controlled ▁little ▁south ▁of ▁A va ▁beyond ▁the ▁Ky au k se ▁region . ▁P agan ▁( 1 6 0   km ▁south west ▁of ▁A va ), ▁S agu ▁( 2 2 0   km ▁south west ), ▁Ta ung d win ▁( 2 4 0   km ▁south ), ▁N gan weg on ▁( 2 8 0   km ▁south ), ▁T ou