Ne Myo Thihapate
| Ne Myo Thihapate နေမျိုး သီဟပတေ့ |
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| Born | Mu valley, Kingdom of Myanmar |
| Allegiance | Konbaung Dynasty |
| Service/branch | Royal Burmese Army |
| Years of service | 1752–1776 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars |
Konbaung-Hanthawaddy War (1752–1757) Burmese conquest of Luang Prabang (1765) Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767) Burmese–Siamese War (1775–1776) |
| Awards | Ne Myo Thihapate Ne Myo Thenapati (1776) |
| Other work | Minister at the Hluttaw (1776–1782?) |
Ne Myo Thihapate (Burmese: နေမျိုး သီဟပတေ့; pronounced: [nè mjó θìha̰pətḛ]), also spelled Nemyo Thihapte and Nemiao Sihabodi (Thai: เนเมียวสีหบดี), was a general in the Royal Burmese Army of Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). The general is best known for conquering the Ayutthaya Kingdom, along with Gen. Maha Nawrahta, in April 1767.
The general began his military career as one of the sixty eight elite commanders, chosen by King Alaungpaya in 1752. He became one of the "most distinguished soldiers" during Alaungpaya's reunification campaigns (1752–1757).
In 1764, King Hsinbyushin decided to renew the war against Siam. The king selected Thihapate and Maha Nawrahta as joint commanders to lead another invasion. Thihapate was to lead the northern invasion route from Chiang Mai while Maha Nawrahta was to lead the southern route from Martaban (Mottama). In early 1765, Thihapate with a 20,000-strong force began his operations by starting with the Lao states. The Kingdom of Vientiane agreed to become Burmese vassal without a fight. Luang Prabang resisted but Thihapate's forces easily captured the city in March 1765, giving the Burmese complete control of Siam's entire northern border.
Thihapate then invaded Siam via the Chao Phraya valley, down towards Ayutthaya. His forces reached the outskirts of Ayutthaya on 20 January 1766, joining up with Maha Nawrahta's forces. The Burmese then began what turned out to be a 14-month siege. Around March 1767, Maha Nawrahta died of illness, and Ne Myo Thihapate became the commander-of-chief of the entire operations. His forces breached the city's defenses on 7 April 1767, and sacked the entire city.
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