Konbaung dynasty

Konbaung Empire
ကုန်းဘောင်ဧကရာဇ်နိုင်ငံတော် (Burmese)
konebhaung ekararj ninengantaw
1752–1885
Anthem: စံရာတောင်ကျွန်းလုံးသူ့ (The Whole Southern Island Belongs To Him) (c. 1805-1885)[6]
Konbaung Empire in 1767
Konbaung Empire in 1767
Konbaung Empire in 1824
Konbaung Empire in 1824
Capital
Common languagesBurmese
Religion
Theravada Buddhism
Demonym(s)Burmese
GovernmentAbsolute monarchy
Monarch 
• 1752–1760
Alaungpaya (first)
• 1763–1776
Hsinbyushin
• 1782–1819
Bodawpaya
• 1853–1878
Mindon Min
• 1878–1885
Thibaw (last)
LegislatureHluttaw
Historical eraEarly modern period
• Founding of dynasty
29 February 1752
• Reunification of Burma
1752–1757
1759–1812, 1849–1855
1765–1769
• Conquest of Arakan
1785
1824–1826, 1852, 1885
• End of dynasty
29 November 1885
Currencykyat (from 1852)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Toungoo dynasty
Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom
Kingdom of Mrauk U
Ahom kingdom
Dimasa Kingdom
Lan Na
Ayutthaya Kingdom
Qing dynasty
Mughal Empire
British Raj
British rule in Burma
Kingdom of Chiang Mai
Today part of

The Konbaung dynasty (Burmese: ကုန်းဘောင်မင်းဆက်), also known as the Third Burmese Empire (တတိယမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်),[7] was the last dynasty that ruled Burma/Myanmar from 1752 to 1885. It created the second-largest empire in Burmese history[8] 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, who 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.[9]

An expansionist dynasty, the Konbaung kings waged campaigns against Manipur, Arakan, Assam, the Mon kingdom of Pegu, Siam (Ayutthaya, Thonburi, Rattanakosin), and the Qing dynasty of China – thus establishing the Third Burmese Empire. Subject to later wars and treaties with the British, the modern state of Myanmar can trace its current borders to these events.

Throughout the Konbaung dynasty, the capital was relocated several times for religious, political, and strategic reasons.


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