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Konbaung Dynasty

Konbaung Dynasty
ကုန်းဘောင်ခေတ်
Kingdom
1752–1885


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Capital Shwebo (1752–1760)
Sagaing (1760–1765)
Ava (1765–1783, 1821–1842)
Amarapura (1783–1821, 1842–1859)
Mandalay (1859–1885)
Languages Burmese
Religion Theravada Buddhism
Government Monarchy
King
 •  1752–1760 Alaungpaya (first)
 •  1878–1885 Thibaw (last)
Legislature Hluttaw
Historical era Early modern period
 •  Founding of dynasty 29 February 1752
 •  Reunification of Burma 1752–1757
 •  Wars with Siam 1760–1854
 •  Chinese invasions 1765–1769
 •  Anglo-Burmese Wars 1824–1826, 1852, 1885
 •  End of dynasty 29 November 1885
Area
 •  1824 794,000 km² (306,565 sq mi)
 •  1826 584,000 km² (225,484 sq mi)
 •  1852 470,000 km² (181,468 sq mi)
 •  1875 460,000 km² (177,607 sq mi)
Population
 •  1824 est. 3,000,000 
     Density 3.8 /km²  (9.8 /sq mi)
Currency Kyat
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Toungoo Dynasty
Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom
Mrauk-U Kingdom
British Raj
British rule in Burma
Today part of  Myanmar
 Thailand
 Laos
 China
 India


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The Konbaung Dynasty (Burmese: ကုန်းဘောင်ခေတ်, pronounced: [kóʊɴbàʊɴ kʰɪʔ]), formerly known as the Alompra Dynasty, was the last dynasty that ruled Burma/Myanmar 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, 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.

An expansionist dynasty, the Konbaung kings waged campaigns against Manipur, Arakan, Assam, the Mon kingdom of Pegu and the Siamese kingdom of Ayutthaya, thus establishing the Third Burmese Empire. Subject to later wars and treaties with the British, the modern state of Burma can trace its current borders to these events.


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