Maha Bandula
| Maha Bandula မဟာဗန္ဓုလ |
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| Born |
6 November 1782 Dabayin, Kingdom of Burma |
| Died | 1 April 1825 (aged 42) Danubyu, Kingdom of Burma |
| Allegiance | Konbaung Dynasty |
| Service/branch | Royal Burmese Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1806–1825 |
| Rank |
Commander-in-chief (1821–1825) General Sitke (1819–1821) Regiment commander Bo-Hmu (1814–1819) |
| Battles/wars |
Burmese–Manipuri War (1814) Burmese–Assamese War (1816–1817) Burmese–Assamese War (1818–1819) Burmese–Manipuri War (1819) Burmese–Assamese War (1821–1822) First Anglo-Burmese War |
| Awards | Agga Maha Thenapati (1823–1825) Thado Maha Bandula (1819–1823) Ne Myo Thura Yegaung (1813–1819) |
General Maha Bandula (Burmese: မဟာဗန္ဓုလ [məhà bàɴdṵla̰]; 6 November 1782 – 1 April 1825) was commander-in-chief of the Royal Burmese Armed Forces from 1821 until his death in 1825 in the First Anglo-Burmese War. Bandula was a key figure in the Konbaung dynasty's policy of expansionism in Manipur and Assam that ultimately resulted in the war and the beginning of the downfall of the dynasty. Nonetheless, the general, who died in action, is celebrated as a national hero by the Burmese for his resistance to the British. Today, some of the most prominent places in the country are named after him.
Maha Bandula was born Maung Yit (မောင်ရစ် [màʊɴ jɪʔ]) on 6 November 1782 (Wednesday, 2nd waxing of Tazaungmon 1144 ME) in Dabayin, the firstborn son of a minor gentry family of Pauk Taw (ပေါက်တော) and his wife, Nyein (ငြိမ်, as in "calm"; not the more common ငြိမ်း as in "finality/completed"). He had three siblings: brother Aye (အေး), sister Dok (ဒုတ်), and brother Myat Ne (မြတ်နေ). As customary with Burmese boys of the era, Yit from age of 6 received education at the local Buddhist monastery. He had to quit his studies before he turned 13 after his father died of illness. He had to take on early responsibilities in his youth after the death of his father. He worked the sesame fields with his mother and looked after his younger siblings. He got married a few years later to Shin Min Bu (ရှင်မင်းဘူး). They had a son named Kyan Gyi (ကျန်းကြီး).
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