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	Konbaung dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		The dynasty came to an end in 1885 with the forced abdication and exile of the king and the royal family to India.
		Although the dynasty had conquered vast tracts of territory, its direct power was limited to its capital and the fertile plains of the Irrawaddy valley.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Konbaung_Dynasty (1711 words)

	Myanmar - MSN Encarta
		In the second quarter of the 16th century, a new Burmese dynasty emerged from the sleepy principality of Toungoo in central Burma.
		The dynasty was finally toppled by a Mon rebellion in 1752.
		In 1752 Alaungpaya founded the Konbaung dynasty by restoring Burmese rule first at Ava and later in the delta.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761574495_8/Myanmar.html (1149 words)

	Konbaung Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885) was the last Burmese dynasty.
		Defensively, the Dynasty fought four wars against Qing Dynasty China; however, the Dynasty faced a greater threat from western powers.
		However, the Dynasty failed, fighting three losing wars against the British Empire, ending with the full annexation of Burma by the British.
	konbaung-dynasty.iqnaut.net (563 words)

	Burmans \| Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
		However, the dynasty was weakened by war with the Siamese, war in Manipur, and wars with the Portuguese and was finally ended by a Lower Burma rebellion.
		The Konbaung dynasty (1752–1885), the last Burman royal dynasty, was established in Shwebo under Alaungpaya (1714–1760), who defeated the Mon, attacked the British Negrais trading post, and sacked the Siamese capital of Ayutthaya.
		Ethnic groups that during the Konbaung period had been on tributary terms with the king were permitted to keep their traditional chiefdoms, received special employment, and also were deemed more sympathetic to British colonialism and more receptive to "foreign" intervention.
	www.bookrags.com /research/burmans-ema-01 (1054 words)

	Britannica India: Did you Know?
		By the 18th century Myanmar under the Toungoo dynasty (1486–1752) was fragmented: the Shan States to the north and east of Ava were as much Chinese as Burmese, while in the southeast the Mon people's separatism had been rekindled by 1740.
		In 1764 Hsinbyushin, third king of the dynasty, restored order and renewed the conquest of Ayutthaya, which he reduced to ruins in 1767 but which he was unable to hold for long.
		Bodawpaya (reigned 1782–1819), sixth king of the dynasty, was committed to the reconquest of Ayutthaya and mounted a number of unsuccessful campaigns against the Siamese.
	www.britannicaindia.com /duk_det_inside.asp?art_id=157 (623 words)

	Alaungpaya Summary
		Founder of the Konbaung dynasty, he infused new vigor into his people and engaged in conquests that expanded Burma's (now Myanmar) borders to an unparalleled extent.
		The Konbaung dynasty, which he established, was the last dynasty to rule over Burma until the country's fall to British colonial rule in 1885.
		Of humble origin, he had risen to be chief of his native village when the invasion of Burma by the king of Pegu in 1752 gave him the opportunity of attaining to the highest distinction.
	www.bookrags.com /Alaungpaya (897 words)

	National Heroes - Myanmar (Burma)
		When Arakan became the scene of a struggle between rival centres of power in the 15th century, Narameikhla, the son of King Rajathu (reigned 1397-1401), was forced in the first year of his reign to flee to Bengal, where he became a vassal to King Ahmad Shah of Gaur.
		The seventh monarch of the Konbaung, or Alaungpaya, dynasty, he was defeated in the First Anglo-Myanmar War (1824-26).
		Saya San was a native of Shwebo, a centre of nationalist-monarchist sentiment in north-central Myanmar that was the birthplace of the Konbaung (or Alaungpaya) dynasty, which controlled Myanmar from 1752 until the British annexation in 1886.
	www.myanmar.ca /history/hero.htm (4658 words)

	History of Burma (Myanmar) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The first such unification came with the foundation of the Pagan Dynasty in 1044 AD, which is considered the "Golden Age" in Burmese history.
		This dynasty, which lasted from 1486 until 1752, left little cultural legacy, but expanded the kingdom through conquest of the Shans.
		The final Burman royal dynasty, the Konbaung, was established in 1752 under the rule of King Alaungpaya.
	www.historyofnations.net /asia/burma.html (957 words)

	Early Burmese History quiz -- free game
		By the beginning of the 17th century a new dynasty (actually, restored) took control of the capital at Ava and reigned for 150 years.
		A new dynasty, the Konbaung, arose in the same year that the previous one fell, 1752, and by early 1754 the capital at Ava was retaken.
		The high imperial point of the early Konbaung empire came in 1767 when the capital of modern Thailand was reduced.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz/quiz777518e92d0.html (388 words)

	Mandalay, Goldenlandpages <http://www.goldenlandpages.com>
		Mandalay was the capital city of the last reigning dynasty of Konbaung Kings.
		In 1784, King Bodawpaya (a son of King Alaungpaya who founded the Kon-Baung dynasty) got the image brought by his son to the then royal capital at Amarapura.
		The modern town of Amarapura is often referred to as Taungmyo "the southern city" to distinguish It from Mandalay, the northern city.
	www.goldenlandpages.com /hotspots/mandal.htm (2214 words)

	worldhouseinfo
		The unpopular regime collapsed in the British annexation of Mandalay and Upper Burma in 1885.
		/ The Paya is famous one for the Iron Buddha Sandamani cast by King Bodawpay (1782-1819) of the Konbaung dynasty in 1802, and which King Mindon and brought from Amarapura to his new pagoda and shrine in 1874.
		This was the seventh and last of the many journeys of the Iron Buddha, frequently moved because of wars and the shift of capitals in the nineteenth century.
	www.worldhouseinfo.com /sandamunipagoda.htm (505 words)

	Toungoo Dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Toungoo dynasty (1486-1752) was one of the most powerful post-Bagan Burmese kingdoms, over which seven kings reigned for a period of 155 years.
		King Mingyinyo (Minkyinyo, 1486-1531) founded the First Toungoo Dynasty (1486-1599) at Taungoo (Kaytumadi), far up the Sittang River south of Ava, towards the end of the Ava dynasty in 1510 AD.
		Faced with rebellion by several cities and renewed Portuguese incursions, the Toungoo rulers withdrew from southern Myanmar and founded a second dynasty at Ava, the Restored Toungoo Dynasty (1597-1752).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Toungoo_Dynasty (562 words)

	Konbaung Dynasty (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
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		Defensively, the dynasty fought four wars against Qing Dynasty China ; however, it faced a greater threat from western powers.
		Mindon created state-owned factories to produce modern weaponry and goods ; in the end, these factories were more costly than effective.
	www.seattleluxury.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/entry/Konbaung_Dynasty (575 words)

	NARINJARA NEWS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The military and political power of the Mogul empire in South Asia had been rising and so the building of a defense system for the Kings of Mrauk U to the east of the palace site, in Pong Dout on the Launggrat plain, was a priority.
		In 1784 Arakan was annexed by the Burmese King Bodawpaya of the Konbaung dynasty.
		However when Arakan was captured in 1784 by King Bodawpaya of the Konbaung dynasty, there was no unity between the king and his people and before he left the throne his own generals were also fighting against him.
	www.narinjara.com /Culture.asp (1448 words)

	Myanmar Travel, Tours, Transport, Travelling, Agency (agent) SM Tours & Transport (Burma)
		Buddha images are carved into the wall of the bank and the visitor can climb and visit the Akauktaung pagoda, which lies at the top of the bank.
		Mandalay was the last Kingdom of the Myanmar Dynasty before the British took over.
		Sagaing is a famous meditation center for Buddhists all over the country and Sagaing Hill is known as a religious retreat.
	www.smmyanmar.com /where.htm (2066 words)

	Amazon.com: "Konbaung Dynasty": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Between Ava and Mandalay is Amarapura, the seat of the Konbaung Dynasty in the late 18th and early 19th century.
		It was because o the kings of Burma, because of Thebaw's ancestors, because of the Konbaung dynasty, that Siam had its present dynasty and its ruling king.
		The penultimate king of the Alaungpaya (Konbaung) dynasty, Min- don, established a new capital at Mandalay and attempted to co-exist with British power.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Konbaung-Dynasty (517 words)

	Karaweik M & J Tours, Myanmar(Burma)
		Mandalay founded by King Mindon in 1857 in Myanmar traditional architectural style and completed in 1859 was the capital city of the last reigning dynasty of Konbaung Kings.
		Amarapura, an ancient capital of the Konbaung Dynasty founded in 1783, lies on the road to Sagaing about 11 kilometres south of Mandalay.
		The modern town of Amarapura is often referred to as Taungmyo"the southern city" to distinguish It from Mandalay, the northern city.
	www.karaweiktours.com /mandalay.htm (3311 words)

	"Where have all the Generals gone?" Burma's By-Gone Days of Historic Military Courage
		He rose to the position of General, and was instrumental in the expansion of the Burmese Konbaung Dynasty.
		King Alaungpaya c.1752-1760 was the founder of the Konbaung (heaven’s platform) dynasty.
		Though the Konbaungs waged defensive wars against the Chinese, the greatest threat to their existence came from the West.
	www.michnews.com /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi/306/13892/printer (1247 words)

	The Konbaung Dynasty and the Anglo-Burmese Wars - History - Myanmar (formerly Burma) - Asia
		The Konbaung Dynasty and the Anglo-Burmese Wars - History - Myanmar (formerly Burma) - Asia
		History, The Konbaung Dynasty and the Anglo-Burmese Wars
		In the longer run, British rule brought widespread administrative and social modernization to a land that, except for the benign efforts of King Mindon, the builder of Mandalay, had been swamped in reclusive policies and wracked by court intrigues.
	www.countriesquest.com /Asia/Myanmar_formerly_Burma/History/The_Konbaung_Dynasty_and_the_Anglo-Burmese_Wars.htm (346 words)

	The Case for Royalty in Myanmar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		There are few material remains of the Konbaung dynasty's determined and victorious armies, or the meticulously kept royal courts of Ava and later Mandalay.
		By far the most important fulcrum of Myanmar's history was the sudden and undignified removal of Thibaw, the last king of what was then called Burma after the fall of Mandalay to British forces in 1885.
		He relates several forgotten half-hearted attempts by minor princes to restore some of the former Konbaung dynasty glory, all to no avail.
	www.ocnus.net /artman/publish/article_27391.shtml (1493 words)

	Myanmar History
		The Third Myanmar Empire was led by King Alaungpaya of the Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1760 AD).
		The king was assassinated by his own son, but the dynasty was soon brought to an end in 1289, when the mongols installed a puppet ruler in Myanmar.
		Faced with rebellion by several cities and renewed Portugese incursions, the Tourngoo rulers withdrew from southern Myanmmar and founded a second dynasty at Inwa.
	www.myanmars.net /myanmar-history/myanmar-periodical-history.htm (2032 words)

	Panthay Rebellion - Famous Ancient Chinese People - Chinese
		The Panthay Rebellion (1856 - 1873) was a rebellion by the Huis, Chinese Muslims, against the Qing Dynasty in Yunnan Province, China.
		It was part of a wave of Hui unrest during the Qing Dynasty.
		The rebellion had a significant negative impact on the Burmese Konbaung Dynasty.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Panthay_Rebellion (335 words)

	Early Burmese History - Fun Facts, Questions, Answers, Information
		The ethnic Burmese were finally able to conquer the Mon state in the southern Irrawaddy valley by 1555 A.D. By the beginning of the 17th century a new dynasty (actually, restored) took control of the capital at Ava and reigned for 150 years.
		The Konbaung was the last Burmese dynasty, reigning from 1752-1885.
		At its greatest extent during the 1760s, the Konbaung Dynasty ruled over much of modern Burma, Thailand and Laos.
	www.funtrivia.com /en/subtopics/Early-Burmese-History-77751.html (636 words)

	Myanmar Travel Company - Seven Star Tours
		Mandalay was the royal capital of the last Myanmar Konbaung Kingdom founded in 1857.
		Amarapura became a royal capital in early 18th century under King Bodawpaya of the Konbaung Dynasty.
		Visit the Nanmyint watch tower (known as the leaning tower of Inwa), Maha Aungmye Bonzan brick and stucco monastery donated by one of the most powerful Queens of the Konbaung Dynasty, Mei Nu, and the Bagaya Kyaung, the monastery entirely made of teakwood and noted for its 267 teak posts that support the whole monastery.
	www.myanmartraveler.com /mandalay.htm (1145 words)

	Myanmar in brief
		The country is about 1,299miles (2,090 km) long from north to south-- including its 400-mile (640 km) strip along the Malay Peninsula- -and about 575 miles (925 km) from east to west at its widest extent.
		It was during the Konbaung Dynasty, Myanmar became a British colony after three Anglo-Myanmar Wars in 1825, 1852 and 1885.
		During the World War II, Myanmar was occoupied by the Japanese from 1942 till the return of the Allied Forces in 1945.Myanmar regained the "Soverign Independent".
	travelmyanmar.itgo.com /brief.html (469 words)

	ITV - John Pilger - History of Burma (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		It is only in the last millennium that the Burmans have emerged as the pre-eminent population group.
		They unified the country on three occasions: under the Pagan dynasty, from the 11th to the 13th century; the Toungoo dynasty in the 16th; and the Konbaung dynasty, founded at the end the 18th century.
		The Konbaung dynasty founded Mandalay, the last capital of the Burmese kings, and extended Burmese control as far as Assam in the west and north into Thailand.
	www.johnpilger.com.cob-web.org:8888 /page.asp?partid=92 (394 words)

	About Myanmar (Burma) from Myanmar Visa On Arrival Express Service
		The Bagan Dynasty collapsed with the invasion of the Mongols under Kublai Khan in the 13
		It was during the zenith of the Konbaung Dynasty that the British moved into Myanmar.
		Myanmar became a British colony after three Anglo-Myanmar Wars in 1825, 1852 and 1885.During the World War II, Myanmar was occupied by the Japanese from 1942 till the return of the Allied Forces in1945.
	www.myanmarvisaonline.com /aboutmyanmar.html (1451 words)

	Ramayana in Myanmar's heart, Goldenlandpages <http://www.goldenlandpages.com>
		The Rama story is depicted in the Jataka series of terra-cotta plaques on the panels of Petlcik Pagoda in Bagan.
		In a stone inscription in the Mon language, King Kyanzittha (A.D.1084-1113) of Bagan dynasty proclaimed that in his previous existence he was a close relative of Rama of Ayodhya.
		Even today especially in Mandalay the descendants of such aliens form communal enclaves bearing their ethnic names such as "Ponna Su", "Kathe Su", "Shan Su", "Lin Zin Su" and "Yodia Su" where the Ramayana tradition persists both as cult and culture.
	www.goldenlandpages.com /hotspots/rama/rama.htm (1050 words)

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