Konbaung Burma

Overview

The Konbaung dynasty, also known as the Third Burmese Empire (တတိယမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်), was the last dynasty that ruled Burma 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 Empire, which 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.

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Borders & accuracy

Dashed borders mark empires whose extent we can date but whose precise frontiers are contested or undocumented.

• SOURCEreconstructed from Natural Earth country boundaries
• DETAILreconstructed-clipped-country
• SNAPSHOT1820
• POLITY TYPEstate

Wars of this empire39

Conflicts whose belligerents name this polity, best-documented first.

• Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767)1765–67
  World-changing
• Sino-Burmese War (1765–1769)1765–69
  World-changing
• Sack of Ayutthaya1767
  Major conflict · 30K dead
• Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War1740–57
  Major conflict
• Burmese–Siamese War (1759–1760)1759–60
  Major conflict
• Burmese–Siamese War (1775–1776)1775–76
  Major conflict
• Burmese–Siamese War (1785–1786)1785–86
  Major conflict
• Burmese invasions of Assam1817–26
  Major conflict
• Burmese Wars1824–85
  Significant · 50K dead
• Burmese conquest of Arakan1784–85
  Significant
• Burmese–Siamese War (1787)1787
  Significant
• Burmese–Siamese War (1797)1797–98
  Significant
• Seven Years' Devastation (Manipur)1819–26
  Significant
• First Anglo-Burmese War1824–26
  Regional · 50K dead
• Second Anglo-Burmese War1852–53
  Regional · 30K dead
• Third Anglo-Burmese War1885–87
  Regional · 10K dead
• Battle of Maymyo1767
  Regional
• Battle of Kaungton1768
  Regional
• Battle of Three Pagoda Pass1786
  Regional
• Burmese–Siamese War (1802–1805)1802–05
  Regional
• Burmese–Siamese War (1809–1812)1809–12
  Regional
• Battle of Kamarut1824
  Regional
• Battle of Kemmendine1824
  Regional
• Battle of Kokein1824
  Regional

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