Bodawpaya
| Bodawpaya ဘိုးတော်ဘုရား |
|
|---|---|
Royal Palace at Amarapura
|
|
|
King of Burma Prince of Badon |
|
| Reign | 11 February 1782 – 5 June 1819 |
| Predecessor | Phaungka |
| Successor | Bagyidaw |
| Born |
Maung Waing မောင်ဝိုင်း 11 March 1745 Moksobo |
| Died | 5 June 1819 (aged 74) Amarapura |
| Burial | Amarapura |
| Consort | Min Lun Me 207 queens in total |
| Issue | 62 sons, 58 daughters including: Thado Minsaw |
| House | Konbaung |
| Father | Alaungpaya |
| Mother | Yun San |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Bodawpaya (Burmese: ဘိုးတော်ဘုရား, pronounced: [bódɔ̀ pʰəjá]; Thai: ปดุง; 11 March 1745 – 5 June 1819) was the sixth king of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma. Born Maung Shwe Waing and later Badon Min, he was the fourth son of Alaungpaya, founder of the dynasty and the Third Burmese Empire. He was proclaimed king after deposing his nephew Phaungkaza Maung Maung, son of his oldest brother Naungdawgyi, at Ava. Bodawpaya moved the royal capital back to Amarapura in 1782. He was titled Hsinbyumyashin (Lord of the White Elephants), although he became known to posterity as Bodawpaya in relation to his successor, his grandson Bagyidaw (Royal Elder Uncle), who in turn was given this name in relation to his nephew Mindon Min. He fathered 62 sons and 58 daughters by about 200 consorts.
Also known as Bodaw U Waing, he invaded Arakan in 1784 sending his royal armies led by his son, the Heir Apparent Thado Minsaw, across the Western Yoma range of mountains. The capital of Arakan Mrauk U was captured on the last of 1784. The Mahamuni Buddha image, among other treasures such as the Khmer bronze statues, were brought back to mainland Burma; these can still be seen in Mandalay. Also taken were 20,000 captives as slaves to pagodas and temples, and the nobility at Amarapura. Once Arakan was annexed as a province of Burma, her borders became contiguous with British India. The Arakanese revolted in 1794, and the British Governor of India Sir John Shore (later Lord Teignmouth) sent Captain Michael Symes on an embassy, fully equipped to gather as much information as possible about the country, to the Court of Ava as the kingdom was still known to the outside world. Bodawpaya invaded Siam in 1785, and was defeated. The Governor of Tavoy revolted in 1791 with the aid of the Siamese, but a punitive expedition sent by Bodawpaya by sea laid siege ending in peace negotiations in 1793 and the ceding of the Tenasserim coast to the Burmese. He invaded Siam again in 1809, but was fended off by Maha Senanurak and the heroines, Chan and Mook.
...
Wikipedia