Minkhaung Nawrahta
| Minkhaung Nawrahta မင်းခေါင် နော်ရထာ |
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| Born | c. 1714 Moksobo |
| Died | 5 December 1760 Near Kyaukse |
| Allegiance | Konbaung Dynasty |
| Service/branch | Royal Burmese Army |
| Years of service | April 1752 – June 1760 |
| Rank | General (1752–1760) |
| Battles/wars |
Konbaung-Hanthawaddy War Burmese-Manipuri War (1758) Burmese-Siamese War (1759–1760) |
Minkhaung Nawrahta (Burmese: မင်းခေါင် နော်ရထာ [mɪ́ɴɡàʊɴ nɔ̀jətʰà]; c. 1714 – 5 December 1760) was a general of the Royal Burmese Army of the Konbaung Dynasty during the reign of King Alaungpaya. He is best known for his rearguard defense in the Burmese-Siamese War (1759–1760) in Siam as the Burmese forces rushed back a dying Alaungpaya back home. The general, who was well respected by the troops, then rebelled against Alaungpaya's successor Naungdawgyi. He believed he would be executed by the new king with whom he had a long history of enmity. The rebel general seized Ava in June 1760, and withstood the siege for over five months. He was killed by a musket shot as he fled the city in December. A remorseful Naungdawgyi was said to have mourned at the news of the death of his adversary and his father's brother in arms.
The future general was born Maung Ton (မောင်တွန် [màʊɴ tʊ̀ɴ]) in a small Upper Burma village of Moksobo (present-day Shwebo). He was a childhood friend of Aung Zeya who was a son of chief of Moksobo.
In 1752, Ton responded to his friend and village chief Aung Zeya's call to resist the occupation armies of the southern kingdom of Hanthawaddy, which had toppled the Toungoo Dynasty at Ava (Inwa). Aung Zeya claimed himself king, and assumed the title of Alaungpaya. Ton went on to fight in all of Alaungpaya's campaigns, winning many titles for valor in the process.
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