State

Konbaung dynasty

Last dynasty of Myanmar, that ruled the Third Empire of Myanmar

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1752–1885
Founded
1752
Ended
1885
Capital
Shwebo, Inwa, Amarapura, Mandalay
Government
monarchy
Religion
Theravāda

Overview

The Konbaung dynasty (Burmese: ကုန်းဘောင်မင်းဆက်), also known as the Third Burmese Empire (တတိယမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်), was the last dynasty that ruled Burma from 1752 to 1885. It created the second-largest empire in Burmese history and continued the administrative reforms begun by the Toungoo dynasty, laying the foundations of the modern state of Burma. The reforms, however, proved insufficient to stem the advance of the British Empire, which defeated the Burmese in all three Anglo-Burmese Wars over a six-decade span (1824–1885) and ended the millennium-old Burmese monarchy in 1885.

Pretenders to the dynasty claim descent from Myat Phaya Lat, one of Thibaw's daughters.

Excerpt from Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

All rulers (1)

  1. Alaungpaya1752–1760

Records (15)

  1. 1752–1757 — Konbaung–Hanthawaddy WarWar
  2. 1757 — Battle of PeguBattle · Chief Alaungpaya ▸ Mon
  3. 1759–1760 — Burmese–Siamese War of 1759–60War
  4. 1765–1769 — Sino-Burmese WarWar
  5. 1765–1767 — Burmese–Siamese War of 1765–1767War
  6. 1767 — Battle of MaymyoBattle · Burma ▸ Qing
  7. 1768 — Battle of KaungtonBattle · Burma ▸ Qing
  8. 1775–1776 — Burmese–Siamese War of 1775–76War
  9. 1785–1786 — Burmese–Siamese War of 1785–86War
  10. 1786 — Battle of Three Pagoda PassBattle · Siam ▸ Burma
  11. 1809–1812 — Burmese–Siamese War of 1809–12War
  12. 1824–1826 — First Anglo-Burmese WarWar
  13. 1852 — Second Anglo-Burmese WarWar
  14. 1878 — Bronze Hall MassacreMassacre
  15. 1885 — Third Anglo-Burmese WarWar

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