Burmese–Siamese War (1594–1605)
| Burmese–Siamese War (1594-1605) | |||||||||
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_map.jpg) Map showing Siam forces' advance towards Burma: Red: Siamese invasion in 1594 Brown: Siamese invasion and retreat in 1595-1596 Yellow: Siamese invasion in 1599-1602 |
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Toungoo Dynasty (Burma) |
.svg){kind=small} Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam)
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Nanda Bayin  Minye Kyawswa II (Viceroy of Ava) Nyaungyan Min Minye Thihathu (Viceroy of Toungoo) Thado Dhamma Yaza III (Viceroy of Prome) Natshinnaung Nawrahta Minsaw Saming Ubakong Samin Phataba |
Naresuan Ekathotsarot Phraya Chakri Phraya Prakhlang Phraya Sri Saiyanarong Phraya Theparchun Phraya Ram Khamhaeng Phraya Si Salai |
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Royal Burmese Army including: |
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| 300,000 | 250,000 | ||||||||
Royal Burmese Army including:
Royal Siamese Army including:
The Burmese–Siamese War (1594–1605) (Burmese: ယိုးဒယား-မြန်မာစစ် (၁၅၄၈); Thai: สงครามพม่า-สยาม พ.ศ. 2091 or สงครามสยามรุกรานพม่า, lit. "Siam invasion of Burma") was the war fought between the Toungoo Dynasty of Burma and the Ayutthaya Kingdom of Siam. The war was the culmination of Siam's move towards independence following subjugation after the Burmese–Siamese War (1584–1593). The war ended with a victory by Siam, which seized the cities of Dawei or Tavoy and Tenasserim, and laid siege to two major cities of the Toungoo Dynasty.
Ten years of defensive wars were fought since King Naresuan declared independence in 1584. Siam gained its independence with the death of Mingyi Swa, Burmese Maha Uparaja at the hands of Naresuan in the single combat on elephants, during the Battle of Nong Sarai in 1592. Naresuan then moved forward with plans to capture Dawei, Tenasserim, and assist the Mon people in their revolt against the Burmese. By 1595, according to Damrong Rajanubhab, "every Siamese was conscious that the Burmese had come and pillaged Siamese territory very many times" and they should "repay the Burmese in the same coin."
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