List of Burmese monarchs
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This is a list of the monarchs of Burma (Myanmar), covering the monarchs of all the major kingdoms that existed in the present day Burma (Myanmar). Although Burmese tradition maintains that various monarchies of Burma (Mon
, Burman
, Arakanese
), began in 9th century BCE, historically verified data date back only to 1044 CE
at the ascension of Anawrahta
of Pagan. The farther away the data are from 1044, the less verifiable they are. For example, the founding of the city of Pagan
(Bagan) in 9th century is verifiable–although the accuracy of the actual date, given in the Chronicles as 849, remains in question–but the founding of early Pagan dynasty, given as 2nd century, is not.
The names of monarchs and their English spellings as well as the dates here generally follow those by G.E. Harvey and Htin Aung
. In some cases, the list uses more accurate dates given by later historians, taking into account that the traditional Burmese calendar straddles the Western calendar. For example, the death years of Kyansittha
, Wareru
and Nyaungyan
are respectively given as 1113, 1307 and 1606 (not 1112, 1306 and 1605 per Harvey and Htin Aung.) Likewise Razadarit's death year is given as 1422–in the middle of 1421 given by Mon sources and 1423 given by Burmese sources.
(of the Buddha
), and that the Buddha himself visited Burma in his lifetime. The dates here are unattested.
Thaton Kingdom
Mon Chronicles report the Thaton kingdom was founded in the lifetime of the Buddha
, and that its first king Thiha Raza died in the same year as the Buddha c. 543 BCE. Its last king Manuha
, captured by Anawrahta
, supposedly was the 59th king of Thaton.
Myinsaing
Pinya
Sagaing
Ava
Prome
Hanthawaddy
Toungoo
Capitals: Toungoo (1510–1539), Pegu (1539–1635), Ava (1635–1752)
Konbaung
Capitals: Shwebo
(1752–1760); Sagaing
(1760–1764); Ava
(1764–1783, 1823–1837), Amarapura
(1783–1823, 1837–1857), Mandalay
(1857–1885)
Konbaung dynasty
Mon people
The Mon are an ethnic group from Burma , living mostly in Mon State, Bago Division, the Irrawaddy Delta, and along the southern Thai–Burmese border. One of the earliest peoples to reside in Southeast Asia, the Mon were responsible for the spread of Theravada Buddhism in Burma and Thailand...
, Burman
Bamar
The Bamar are the dominant ethnic group of Burma , constituting approximately two-thirds of the population. The Bamar live primarily in the Irrawaddy basin, and speak the Burmese language, which is also the official language of Burma. Bamar customs and identity are closely intertwined with general...
, Arakanese
Rakhine people
The Rakhine , is a nationality in Myanmar forming the majority along the coastal region of present day Rakhine State or Arakan State. They possibly constitute 5.53% or more of Myanmar's total population but no accurate census figures exist. Rakhine people also live in the southeastern parts of...
), began in 9th century BCE, historically verified data date back only to 1044 CE
Common Era
Common Era ,abbreviated as CE, is an alternative designation for the calendar era originally introduced by Dionysius Exiguus in the 6th century, traditionally identified with Anno Domini .Dates before the year 1 CE are indicated by the usage of BCE, short for Before the Common Era Common Era...
at the ascension of Anawrahta
Anawrahta
Anawrahta Minsaw was the founder of the Pagan Empire. Considered the father of the Burmese nation, Anawrahta turned a small principality in the dry zone of Upper Burma into the first Burmese Empire that formed the basis of modern-day Burma...
of Pagan. The farther away the data are from 1044, the less verifiable they are. For example, the founding of the city of Pagan
Bagan
Bagan , formerly Pagan, is an ancient city in the Mandalay Region of Burma. Formally titled Arimaddanapura or Arimaddana and also known as Tambadipa or Tassadessa , it was the capital of several ancient kingdoms in Burma...
(Bagan) in 9th century is verifiable–although the accuracy of the actual date, given in the Chronicles as 849, remains in question–but the founding of early Pagan dynasty, given as 2nd century, is not.
The names of monarchs and their English spellings as well as the dates here generally follow those by G.E. Harvey and Htin Aung
Htin Aung
Dr. Htin Aung was an important author and scholar of Burmese history and Burmese culture. Oxford and Cambridge educated Htin Aung wrote several books on Burmese history and culture in both Burmese and English. His English language works brought a much-needed Burmese perspective to the...
. In some cases, the list uses more accurate dates given by later historians, taking into account that the traditional Burmese calendar straddles the Western calendar. For example, the death years of Kyansittha
Kyansittha
Kyansittha was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1084 to 1113, and is considered one of the greatest Burmese monarchs. He continued the social, economic and cultural reforms begun by his father, King Anawrahta. Pagan became an internationally recognized power during his 28-year reign...
, Wareru
Wareru
Wareru was the founder of the Ramanya Kingdom located in today's Lower Burma . The kingdom is more commonly known as Kingdom of Hanthawady Pegu , or simply Pegu although the kingdom's first capital was Martaban...
and Nyaungyan
Nyaungyan Min
Nyaungyan Min was the fifth king of Toungoo Dynasty of Burma who reigned from 1599 to 1606. Nyaungyan is also often referred to as the founder of Restored Toungoo Dynasty or Nyaungyan Dynasty because his successful efforts to reunify main parts of his father Bayinnaung's empire which had famously...
are respectively given as 1113, 1307 and 1606 (not 1112, 1306 and 1605 per Harvey and Htin Aung.) Likewise Razadarit's death year is given as 1422–in the middle of 1421 given by Mon sources and 1423 given by Burmese sources.
Arakan (to 1430)
- See List of Arakanese monarchs – Arakanese Chronicles report dates back to 2666 BCE. Dates prior to Pagan's conquest of Arakan are completely unattested.
Early Pagan (107–849)
Burmese Chronicles report the founding of Tagaung in 850 BCE by King Abhiraza of the Sakya clanFamily of Gautama Buddha
The Buddha was born into a family of the kshatriya varna in what is now Nepal in 562 BCE. His father was King Suddhodana, Leader of the Sakya clan in what was the growing state of Kosala, and his mother was Queen Maya...
(of the Buddha
Buddha
In Buddhism, buddhahood is the state of perfect enlightenment attained by a buddha .In Buddhism, the term buddha usually refers to one who has become enlightened...
), and that the Buddha himself visited Burma in his lifetime. The dates here are unattested.
Monarch | Reign | Relationship | Notes |
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Thamudarit | 107–152 | ||
Yathekyaung | 152–167 | ||
Pyusawhti | 167–242 | Son-in-law of Thamudarit | |
Htiminyin | 242–299 | Son | |
Yinminpaik | 299–324 | Son | |
Paikthili | 324–344 | Son | |
Thinlikyaung I | 344–387 | Son | |
Kyaungdurit | 387–412 | Son | |
Thihtan | 412–439 | Son | |
Several usurpers | 439–494 | ||
Tharamunhpya | 494–516 | Grandson of Thihtan | |
Thaiktaing | 516–523 | Son | |
Thinlikyaung II | 523–532 | Son | |
Thinlipaik | 532–547 | Brother | |
Hkanlaung | 547–557 | Brother | |
Hkanlat | 557–569 | Brother | |
Htuntaik | 569–582 | Son | |
Htunpyit | 582–598 | Son | |
Htunchit | 598–613 | Son | |
Popa Sawrahan | 613–640 | Usurper | |
Shwe Onthi | 640–652 | Son-in-law | |
Peitthon | 652–660 | Brother | |
Peittaung | 660–710 | Son | |
Ngahkwe | 710–716 | Brother | |
Myinkywe | 716–726 | Usurper | |
Theinkha | 726–734 | Elected by court; of royal blood | |
Theinsun | 734–744 | Son | |
Shwelaung | 744–753 | Son | |
Htunhtwin | 753–762 | Son | |
Shwemauk | 762–785 | Son | |
Munlat | 785–802 | Brother | |
Sawhkinhnit | 802–829 | Son | |
Hkelu | 829–846 | Son |
Early Hanthawaddy (825–1057)
The list here is per Harvey who reported it from Shwemawdaw Thamaing; the dates are unattested. Other Mon Chronicles give a similar list of rulers from 573 to 781 with no records thereafter, leaving a gap of 276 years to Pagan's conquest of Pegu in 1057. Harvey's list better synchronizes with historically confirmed Pagan dates.Monarch | Reign | Relationship | Notes |
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Thamala | 825–837 | Founds Pegu (Bago) in 825 | |
Wimala | 837-854 | Brother | |
Atha | 854–861 | Nephew | |
Areindama | 861–885 | Son | |
A monk | 885–902 | ||
Geinda | 902–917 | ||
Migadeippa I | 917–932 | ||
Geissadiya | 932–942 | ||
Karawika | 942–954 | ||
Pyinzala | 954–967 | Son | |
Attatha | 967–982 | Brother | |
Anuyama | 982–994 | Nephew | |
Migadeippa II | 994–1004 | ||
Ekkathamanda | 1004–1016 | ||
Uppala | 1016–1028 | ||
Pontarika | 1028–1043 | Founds Dagon Dagon Township Dagon Township is located immediately north of downtown Yangon. The township comprises five wards, and shares borders with Bahan township in the north, Ahlon township in the west, Mingala Taungnyunt township in the east, and Lanmadaw township, Latha township and Pabedan township in the south.Dagon... |
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Tissa | 1043–1057 |
Thaton KingdomThaton KingdomThe Thaton Kingdom or Thuwunnabumi was a Mon kingdom, believed to have existed in Lower Burma from at least the 9th century to the middle of the 11th century. One of many Mon kingdoms that existed in modern-day Lower Burma and Thailand, the kingdom was essentially a city-state centered around the...
(to 1057)
Mon Chronicles report the Thaton kingdom was founded in the lifetime of the BuddhaBuddha
In Buddhism, buddhahood is the state of perfect enlightenment attained by a buddha .In Buddhism, the term buddha usually refers to one who has become enlightened...
, and that its first king Thiha Raza died in the same year as the Buddha c. 543 BCE. Its last king Manuha
Manuha
Manuha was the last king of the Mon kingdom of Thaton. Manuha ruled Thaton from 1030s until 1057 when he was defeated by King Anawrahta of Pagan Kingdom...
, captured by Anawrahta
Anawrahta
Anawrahta Minsaw was the founder of the Pagan Empire. Considered the father of the Burmese nation, Anawrahta turned a small principality in the dry zone of Upper Burma into the first Burmese Empire that formed the basis of modern-day Burma...
, supposedly was the 59th king of Thaton.
Pagan (849–1287)
Monarch | Reign | Relationship | Notes |
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Pyinbya Pyinbya Pyinbya was the king of Pagan dynasty of Burma , who founded the city of Pagan. Although Burmese chronicles state that he reigned from 846 to 878, the actual reign, deduced from King Anawrahta's year of ascension, 1044, was likely between 874 and 906... |
846–878; (874–906) | Founded Pagan in 3rd year of reign | |
Tannet Tannet of Pagan Tannet was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 906 to 934. Although Burmese chronicles state that he reigned from 878 to 906, the actual reign, deduced from King Anawrahta's year of ascension, 1044, was likely between 906 and 934. Tannet was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 906 to... |
878–906 (906–934) | Son | |
Sale Ngahkwe Sale Ngahkwe Sale Ngahkwe was a king of Pagan dynasty of Burma . Although Burmese chronicles state that he reigned from 906 to 915, the actual reign, deduced from King Anawrahta's year of ascension, 1044, was likely between 934 and 943... |
906–915 (934–943) | Usurper | |
Theinhko Theinhko Theinhko was a king of Pagan dynasty of Burma who reigned for 16 years. Although Burmese chronicles state that he reigned from 915 to 931, the actual reign, deduced from King Anawrahta's year of ascension, 1044, was likely between 943 and 959... |
915–931 (943–959) | Son | |
Nyaung-u Sawrahan Nyaung-u Sawrahan Nyaung-u Sawrahan was a king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma . Although Burmese chronicles state that he reigned from 931 to 964, his actual reign, deduced from King Anawrahta's year of ascension, 1044, was likely between 959 and 992... |
931–964 (959–992) | Usurper | |
Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu was a king of Pagan and father of Anawrahta who founded the Pagan Empire. Although Burmese chronicles state that he reigned from 964 to 986, the actual reign, deduced from his son Anawrahta's year of ascension, 1044, was likely between 992 and 1014... |
964–986 (992–1014) | Son of Tannet | |
Kyiso Kyiso Kyiso was a king of Pagan dynasty who reigned for about six years. Kyiso was a son of King Nyaung-u Sawrahan but raised by King Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu. Although Burmese chronicles state that he reigned from 986 to 992, the actual reign, deduced from King Anawrahta's year of ascension, 1044, was... |
986–992 (1014–1020) | Son of Nyaung-u Sawrahan | |
Sokkate Sokkate Sokkate was a king of Pagan dynasty. The king lost his life in a single combat with Anawrahta, who succeeded him and went on to found the Pagan Empire. Historical sources do not agree on the duration of his reign, given as c. 986–1010 by Arthur Phayre, c. 992–1044 by GE Harvey, and 992-1017 by the... |
992–1044 (1020–1044) | Brother | |
Anawrahta Anawrahta Anawrahta Minsaw was the founder of the Pagan Empire. Considered the father of the Burmese nation, Anawrahta turned a small principality in the dry zone of Upper Burma into the first Burmese Empire that formed the basis of modern-day Burma... |
1044–1077 | Son of Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu | Founder of Pagan Empire |
Sawlu Sawlu Sawlu was king of Pagan dynasty from 1077 to 1084. He inherited from his father Anawrahta the Pagan Empire, the first ever unified kingdom of Burma but proved an inexperienced ruler. In 1084, he faced a rebellion in Lower Burma, and was captured and killed.-Early life:Sawlu was born in 1039 to... |
1077–1084 | Son | |
Kyanzittha | 1084–1113 | Half-brother | Elected |
Alaungsithu Alaungsithu Alaungsithu or Sithu I was king of Pagan Dynasty of Burma from 1113 to 1167. Sithu's reign was a prosperous one in which Pagan was an integral part of in-land and maritime trading networks... |
1113–1167 | Grandson | Also grandson of Sawlu |
Narathu Narathu Narathu was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1167 to 1170. Narahthu ascended to the throne by murdering his father King Alaungsithu and his elder brother Min Shin Saw. In atonement for his many cruelties, Narathu built the largest of all the Pagan temples, the Dhammayangyi.Narathu's conduct... |
1167–1170 | Son | |
Naratheinkha Naratheinkha Naratheinkha was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1170 to 1173. When Naratheinkha succeeded his father Narathu, the new king was greeted with multiple rebellions by the Kudus in the Tagaung region in the north and the Mons of Tenasserim coast in the south... |
1170–1173 | Son | |
Narapatisithu Narapatisithu Narapatisithu was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1173 to 1210. He is considered the last important king of Pagan. His peaceful and prosperous reign gave rise to Burmese culture which finally emerged out of the shadows of Mon and Pyu cultures. The Burman leadership of the kingdom was now... |
1173–1210 | Brother | |
Htilominlo Htilominlo Htilominlo was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1210 to 1234. His 24-year reign marked the beginning of the gradual decline of Pagan dynasty. It was the first to see the impact of over a century of continuous growth of tax-free religious wealth, which had greatly reduced the potential tax base... |
1210–1234 | Son | |
Kyaswa Kyaswa Kyaswa was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1234 to 1250. Kyaswa succeeded his father Htilominlo and was even more devout. Kyaswa's reign like his father's was largely peaceful but the depletion of the royal treasury due to large tax-free religious landholdings became more pronounced... |
1234–1250 | Son | |
Uzana Uzana of Pagan Uzana was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1250 to 1254. Although his actual reign lasted only four years, Uzana was essentially the power behind the throne during his father Kyaswa's reign, 1234–1250. His father, a devout Buddhist and scholar, had given Uzana full royal authority to govern... |
1250–1254 | Son | |
Narathihapate Narathihapate Narathihapate was the last king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1254 to 1287. The king is unkindly remembered for two things: his gluttonous appetite which supposedly required all his dinners to have 300 varieties of dishes; and his panic flight from Mongol invasions. He is forever remembered as ... |
1254–1287 | Son | Last sovereign king of Pagan |
Kyawswa Kyawswa of Pagan Kyawswa was a king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1287 to 1298. Son of the last sovereign king of Pagan Narathihapate, Kyawswa was one of many "kings" that proliferated after the collapse of the Pagan Empire. Though still styled as King of Pagan, Kyawswa's effective rule amounted to just the area... |
1287–1298 | Son of Narathihapate | Mongol vassal |
Sawhnit Sawhnit Sawhnit was a viceroy of Pagan from 1298 to 1325 under the suzerain of Myinsaing Kingdom in central Burma . He was a son of the Mongol vassal king Kyawswa, and a grandson of Narathihapate, the last sovereign king of Pagan dynasty. Sawhnit succeeded as "king" after his father was forced to... |
1298–1325 | Son | Viceroy of Pagan to Myinsaing Myinsaing Kingdom The Myinsaing Kingdom was a kingdom that ruled central Burma from 1298 to 1313. Founded by three brothers of Shan and Burman descent, it was one of many petty kingdoms that emerged following the collapse of Pagan Empire in 1287.... |
Uzana II Uzana II of Pagan Uzana II of Pagan was a viceroy of Pagan from 1325 to 1364 under the suzerain of Pinya Kingdom in central Burma , and from 1364 to 1369 under the Ava Kingdom. He was also the last of the Pagan dynasty which dated back to mid-9th century... |
1325–1369 | Son | Viceroy of Pagan |
MyinsaingMyinsaing KingdomThe Myinsaing Kingdom was a kingdom that ruled central Burma from 1298 to 1313. Founded by three brothers of Shan and Burman descent, it was one of many petty kingdoms that emerged following the collapse of Pagan Empire in 1287....
(1298–1313)
Monarch | Reign | Relationship | Notes |
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Athinhkaya Athinhkaya Athinhkaya was a co-founder of Myinsaing Kingdom in today's central Burma . A former commander in Pagan Empire's military, Athinhkaya was the eldest of the Three Shan Brothers that founded Myinsaing Kingdom, which filled the void in central Burma following the collapse of Pagan's authority in 1287... Yazathingyan Yazathingyan Yazathingyan was a co-founder of Myinsaing Kingdom in today's central Burma . A former commander in Pagan Empire's military, Yazathingyan was the middle brother of the Three Shan Brothers that founded Myinsaing Kingdom, which filled the void in central Burma following the collapse of Pagan's... Thihathu Thihathu Thihathu was a co-founder of Myinsaing Kingdom, and the founder of the Pinya Kingdom in today's central Burma . A former commander in Pagan Empire's military, Thihathu was the youngest and most ambitious of the Three Shan Brothers that founded Myinsaing Kingdom, which filled the void in central... |
1298–1310 1298–1305 1298–1313 |
Brothers and co-regents |
PinyaPinya KingdomThe Pinya Kingdom was a kingdom that ruled part of central Burma from 1313 to 1364. It was the successor state to the Myinsaing Kingdom, one of many petty kingdoms that emerged after the fall of the Pagan Empire in 1287...
(1313–1364)
Monarch | Reign | Relationship | Notes |
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Thihathu Thihathu Thihathu was a co-founder of Myinsaing Kingdom, and the founder of the Pinya Kingdom in today's central Burma . A former commander in Pagan Empire's military, Thihathu was the youngest and most ambitious of the Three Shan Brothers that founded Myinsaing Kingdom, which filled the void in central... |
1313–1324 | Brother of Athinhkaya and Yazathingyan | |
Uzana I | 1324–1343 | Adopted son | Son of Kyawswa of Pagan |
Kyawswa I Kyawswa I of Pinya Kyawswa I of Pinya or Ngarsishin Kyawswa was the third king of Pinya Kingdom from 1343 to 1350. Kyawswa, who descended from both Pagan and Myinsaing dynasties, ascended the throne of Pinya in 1343 after his half-brother Uzana I abdicated the throne... (Ngarsishin) |
1343–1350 | Half-brother | Son of Thihathu, brother of Sawyun of Sagaing Sagaing Kingdom The Sagaing Kingdom was a kingdom that ruled a part of central Burma from 1315 to 1364. The kingdom was the western half of the old Myinsaing Kingdom, which itself was one of many petty kingdoms that emerged after the fall of the Pagan Empire in 1287... |
Kyawswa II Kyawswa II of Pinya Kyawswa II of Pinya or Kyawswange was the fourth king of Pinya Kingdom from 1350 to 1359. He died in 1359, right at the beginning of major fresh Shan raids into Upper Burma that would topple both Pinya Kingdom and Sagaing Kingdom by 1364.... |
1350–1359 | Son | |
Narathu of Pinya | 1359–1364 | Brother | |
Uzana II Uzana II of Pinya Uzana II of Pinya or Uzana Pyaung was the last king of Pinya Kingdom. His rule lasted only three months. Uzana II came to the Pinya throne after the Shan raiders from Mogaung had successfully sacked both Sagaing and Pinya, the capitals of two main kingdoms in central Burma... |
1364 | Brother |
SagaingSagaing KingdomThe Sagaing Kingdom was a kingdom that ruled a part of central Burma from 1315 to 1364. The kingdom was the western half of the old Myinsaing Kingdom, which itself was one of many petty kingdoms that emerged after the fall of the Pagan Empire in 1287...
(1315–1364)
Monarch | Reign | Relationship | Notes |
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Sawyun Sawyun Athinhkaya Sawyun was the founder of the Sagaing Kingdom located in today's Sagaing Region, Burma . The eldest son of King Thihathu of Pinya, Sawyun, at age 15, set up a rival kingdom to his father's in 1315 after Thihathu appointed his adopted son Uzana I, son of the fallen king Kyawswa of Pagan... |
1315–1323 | Son of Thihathu | Brother of Kyawswa I of Pinya |
Tarabya I Tarabya I of Sagaing Tarabya I or Tarabyagyi was the second king of Sagaing Kingdom from 1323 to 1336. He succeeded King Sawyun, his maternal half-brother, in April 1323. In 1336, he was brought put under arrest by his own son Shwetaungtet... |
1323–1336 | Half-brother from mother's side | |
Shwetaungtet Shwetaungtet Shwetaungtet was the third king of Sagaing Kingdom, who reigned from 1336 to 1340. He seized the Sagaing throne by arresting his father King Tarabya I. Three years later, he was killed by Chief Minister Nandapangyan who wanted to place Kyaswa, the middle son of Sawyun, the founder of the kingdom,... |
1336–1340 | Son | |
Kyaswa of Sagaing | 1340–1350 | Uncle | Son of Sawyun |
Nawrahta Minye Nawrahta Minye Nawrahta Minye was the fifth king of Sagaing, who reigned for seven months in 1350. He was a middle son of King Sawyun, the founder of the kingdom.-References:... |
1350 | Brother | |
Tarabya II Tarabya II of Sagaing Tarabya II of Sagaing or Tarabyange was the sixth king of Sagaing Kingdom, who reigned from 1350 to 1353. He was the youngest child of Sawyun, the kingdom's founder. He was succeeded by Minbyauk Thihapate, his brother-in-law.-References:... |
1350–1353 | Brother | |
Minbyauk Thihapate Minbyauk Thihapate Minbyauk Thihapate was the last king of Sagaing, who reigned from 1353 to 1364. In February 1353, Minbyauk ascended to the Sagaing throne after his brother-in-law King Tarabya II died... |
1353–1364 | Brother-in-law | Assassinated by stepson Thadominbya |
AvaAva KingdomThe Ava Kingdom was the dominant kingdom that ruled upper Burma from 1364 to 1555. Founded in 1364, the kingdom was the successor state to the petty kingdoms that had ruled central Burma since the collapse of Pagan Empire in the late 13th century...
(1364–1555)
Monarch | Reign | Relationship | Notes |
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Thadominbya Thadominbya Thadominbya was the founder of the Kingdom of Ava who reunified central Burma in 1364 under a single kingdom. In his short reign of three plus years, the ethnically Shan king achieved accomplishments that would have a long lasting impact in Burmese history... |
1364–1368 | Grandson of Sawyun Sawyun Athinhkaya Sawyun was the founder of the Sagaing Kingdom located in today's Sagaing Region, Burma . The eldest son of King Thihathu of Pinya, Sawyun, at age 15, set up a rival kingdom to his father's in 1315 after Thihathu appointed his adopted son Uzana I, son of the fallen king Kyawswa of Pagan... |
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Swasawke Swasawke Swasawke was the second king of Ava, who reigned from 1368 to 1400. When he was elected by the ministers to succeed King Thadominbya who left no heir, Swasawke took over a kingdom that was less than four years old, and still faced external and internal threats... |
1368–1400 | Elected | Grandson of Kyawswa of Pagan Kyawswa of Pagan Kyawswa was a king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1287 to 1298. Son of the last sovereign king of Pagan Narathihapate, Kyawswa was one of many "kings" that proliferated after the collapse of the Pagan Empire. Though still styled as King of Pagan, Kyawswa's effective rule amounted to just the area... and grandnephew of Thihathu Thihathu Thihathu was a co-founder of Myinsaing Kingdom, and the founder of the Pinya Kingdom in today's central Burma . A former commander in Pagan Empire's military, Thihathu was the youngest and most ambitious of the Three Shan Brothers that founded Myinsaing Kingdom, which filled the void in central... |
Tarabya Tarabya of Ava Tarabya was the third king of Ava, who reigned for seven months in 1401. Tarabya was crown prince during his father King Swasawke's reign, and ascended in January 1401 . But he was assassinated seven months into his rule by his one-time tutor, Nga Nauk Hsan, the governor of Tagaung... |
1400–1401 | Son | |
Minkhaung I Minkhaung I Minkhaung I of Ava was the fourth king of Ava from 1401 to 1422. Minkhaung is best remembered in Burmese history for his epic struggles against King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu in the Forty Years' War , and for being the father of Crown Prince Minyekyawswa, who did most of the fighting.Minkhaung... |
1401–1422 | Half-brother | |
Thihathu | 1422–1426 | Son | |
Minhlange Minhlange Minhlange was the sixth king of Ava for three months in 1426. Minhlange was just about nine when he was made king. His father King Thihathu had been killed in an ambush by raiders from the Shan State of Hsipaw... |
1426 | Son | Assassinated |
Kale Kyetaungnyo Kale Kyetaungnyo Kale Kyetaungnyo was the seventh king of Ava who reigned for seven months from 1426 to 1427. He came to the Ava throne with the help of Queen Shin Bo-Me who had engineered the deaths of her husband King Thihathu and his eight-year-old son King Minhlange in 1426 to put her lover on the throne... |
1426–1427 | Uncle | |
Mohnyin Thado Mohnyin Thado Mohnyin Thado was the eighth king of Ava who reigned from 1427 to 1440. The ethnic Burman saopha of Mohnyin came to power after overthrowing King Kale Kyetaungnyo and his queen Shin Bo-Me in 1427. His reign marks the plateauing of Ava's power... |
1427–1440 | Descended from Kyawswa I of Pinya Kyawswa I of Pinya Kyawswa I of Pinya or Ngarsishin Kyawswa was the third king of Pinya Kingdom from 1343 to 1350. Kyawswa, who descended from both Pagan and Myinsaing dynasties, ascended the throne of Pinya in 1343 after his half-brother Uzana I abdicated the throne... |
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Minyekyawswa | 1440–1443 | Son | |
Narapati | 1443–1468 | Brother | |
Thihathura | 1469–1481 | Son | |
Minkhaung II Minkhaung II Minkhaung II was the twelfth king of Ava who reigned from 1481 to 1502. His 20-year reign was the beginning of the decline of Ava's hold on Upper Burma. Yamethin, a region to the east of Ava, revolted upon Minkhaung's ascension to the Ava throne and stayed independent throughout Minkhaung's reign... |
1481–1502 | Son | |
Thihathura II | 1487–1502 | Son | Joint-king during Minkhaung II's reign |
Shwenankyawshin Shwenankyawshin Shwenankyawshin Narapati was the last sovereign king of Ava who reigned 25 tumultuous years between 1502 and 1527. A confederation of Shan states led by Mohnyin continued their relentless attacks, and gradually absorbed Avan territory from the north, while their ally Prome took Avan territory in... |
1502–1527 | Son of Minkhaung II | |
Thohanbwa Thohanbwa Thohanbwa was a king of Ava who reigned from 1527 to 1543. The eldest son of Sawlon of Mohnyin was a commander who actively participated in Monhyin's numerous raids of Ava's territories in the first quarter of 16th century. In 1527, the ethnically Shan king was appointed king of Ava by Sawlon... |
1527–1543 | Son of Sawlon of Mohnyin Sawlon Sawlon of Mohnyin was saopha of the Shan state of Mohnyin from 1482? to 1533. He is best remembered in Burmese history as the conqueror of Ava Kingdom.... |
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Hkonmaing Hkonmaing Hkonmaing was king of Ava from 1543 to 1546. The long-ruling saopha of the Shan state of Onbaung Hsipaw was the main ally of King Shwenankyawshin of Ava in their 20 years' war against the Confederation of Shan States led by Mohnyin... |
1543–1546 | Saopha Saopha Saopha, Chaofa, or Sawbwa was a royal title used by the rulers of the Shan States of Myanmar . The word means "king" in the Shan and Tai languages... of Thibaw |
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Mobye Narapati Mobye Narapati Mobye Narapati was the penultimate king of Ava who reigned from 1546 to 1552, as the disputed representative of the Confederation of Shan States that had ruled Ava since 1527. Before succeeding his father Hkonmaing as king of Ava, Narapati was saopha of the Shan state of Mong Pai , which was a... |
1546–1552 | Son | Saopha of Mobye (Mong Pai) |
Sithu Kyawhtin Sithu Kyawhtin Sithu Kyawhtin was the last king of Ava who reigned from 1552 to 1555. The ethnically Shan king, a son of Sawlon the saopha of Mohnyin, came to power in 1552 after driving out King Mobye Narapati from Ava. In March 1555, Ava was taken by King Bayinnaung of Toungoo, and Sithu Kyawhtin was carried... |
1552–1555 | Saopha Saopha Saopha, Chaofa, or Sawbwa was a royal title used by the rulers of the Shan States of Myanmar . The word means "king" in the Shan and Tai languages... of Salin |
PromeProme KingdomThe Prome Kingdom was a kingdom that existed for six decades between 1482 and 1542 in the present-day central Burma . Based out of the city of Prome , the minor kingdom was one of the several statelets that broke away from the dominant Ava Kingdom in the late 15th century...
(1482–1542)
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Thado Minsaw Thado Minsaw of Prome Thado Minsaw of Prome was the founder of Prome Kingdom, who reigned the minor kingdom from 1482 to 1527. He was governor of Tharrawaddy during the reigns of his father King Narapati of Ava and his elder brother King Thihathura. After Thihathura died in 1481, the new king Minkhaung II was greeted... |
1482–1527 | Son of Narapati of Ava | |
Bayin Htwe Bayin Htwe Bayin Htwe was the second ruler of Prome, who reigned from 1527 to 1533. The eldest son of Thado Minsaw who proclaimed independence of his minor kingdom from Ava in 1482, ascended to the throne in 1527 after his father's death. The new king soon incurred the wrath of Sawlon, the leader of... |
1527–1533 | Son | |
Narapati | 1533–1539 | Son | |
Minkhaung | 1539–1542 | Brother |
HanthawaddyHanthawaddy KingdomThe Hanthawaddy Kingdom was the dominant kingdom that ruled lower Burma from 1287 to 1539. The Mon-speaking kingdom was founded as Ramannadesa by King Wareru following the collapse of the Pagan Empire in 1287 as a nominal vassal state of Sukhothai Kingdom, and of the Mongol Yuan dynasty...
(1287–1539)
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Wareru Wareru Wareru was the founder of the Ramanya Kingdom located in today's Lower Burma . The kingdom is more commonly known as Kingdom of Hanthawady Pegu , or simply Pegu although the kingdom's first capital was Martaban... |
1287–1307 | ||
Hkun Law Hkun Law Hkun Law was the second king of Hanthawaddy from 1307 to 1311. He ascended to the throne after his elder brother King Wareru was assassinated. Hkun Law was of Shan and Mon descent.... |
1307–1311 | Brother | |
Saw O Saw O Saw O was the third king of Hanthawaddy Pegu, who reigned from 1311 to 1323. Saw O succeeded his maternal uncle Hkun Law, who was assassinated by Saw O's father Min Bala in 1311. When Saw O ascended to the throne, his kingdom was a nominal vassal of Sukhothai. He was even married to a daughter of... |
1311–1324 | Nephew | |
Saw Zein Saw Zein Saw Zein was the fourth king of Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1324 to 1331. A nephew of the kingdom's founder King Wareru, Saw Zein succeeded his brother King Saw O in 1324. He lost the southern territories of Tenasserim coast back to his nominal overlord Sukhothai, and looked to expand his territory... |
1324–1331 | Brother | |
Zein Pun Zein Pun Zein Pun was a court official at the Martaban Palace of Hanthawaddy Kingdom, who seized the throne for seven days in 1331, following the death of King Saw Zein in the battlefield of Prome. Zein Pun's reign was short... |
1331 | Usurper | |
Saw E Saw E Saw E or Saw E Kankaung was the sixth king of Hanthawaddy Pegu, who ruled for a few months in 1331. He was a son of King Saw O and Princess May Hnin Htapi of Sukhothai. After the death of his uncle King Saw Zein in 1331, the young price was placed on the throne by Queen Sanda Min Hla... |
1331 | Nephew of Saw Zein | |
Binnya E Law Binnya E Law Binnya E Law was the seventh king of Hanthawaddy Pegu, who reigned from 1331 to 1348. Placed on the throne by his half-sister Queen Sanda Min Hla, this son of King Hkun Law defeated Sukhothai Kingdom's invasion in 1331, and freed Hanthawaddy from its tributary status to Sukhothai... |
1331–1348 | Uncle | Son of Hkun Law |
Binnya U Binnya U Binnya U was the eighth king of Hanthawaddy Pegu, who ruled from 1348 to 1383. Over his 35-year reign, the king faced several internal rebellions and external invasions... |
1348–1384 | Nephew | Son of Saw Zein |
Razadarit | 1384–1422 | Son | |
Binnya Dhammaraza Binnya Dhammaraza Binnya Dhammaraza was the tenth king of Hanthawaddy Pegu who reigned for three tumultuous years between 1422 and 1426. Having ascended to the Hanthawaddy throne after his father Razadarit died in a hunting accident, Binnya Dhammaraza faced both internal rebellions by his brothers Binnya Ran I and... |
1422–1426 | Son | |
Binnya Ran I Binnya Ran I Binnya Ran I was the eleventh king of Hanthawaddy Pegu who reigned from 1426 to 1446. As crown prince, he ended the Forty Years' War with the rival Ava Kingdom in 1423. He came to the throne after poisoning his brother King Binnya Dhammaraza in 1426... |
1426–1446 | Brother | |
Binnya Waru Binnya Waru Binnya Waru was the twelfth king of Hanthawaddy Kingdom who reigned from 1446 to 1450. He was a nephew and adopted son of King Binnya Ran I after whom he succeeded to the Hanthawaddy throne. The king was known for his strict disciplinary rule... |
1446–1450 | Nephew | |
Binnya Kyan Binnya Kyan Binnya Kyan was the 13th king of Hanthawaddy Pegu, who reigned from 1450 to 1453. Binnya Kyan, son of King Binnya Dhammaraza, came to power after assassinating his cousin King Binnya Waru in 1450. One notable project of his reign was the raising of the height of Shwedagon Pagoda to 92 meters from... |
1450–1453 | Cousin | Son of Binnya Dhamaraza |
Leik Munhtaw Leik Munhtaw Leik Munhtaw was the 14th king of Hanthawaddy Pegu who reigned for seven months in 1453. He came to power by assassinating his first cousin King Binnya Kyan. Binnya Kyan himself had come to power in 1450 by murdering his cousin King Binnya Waru, and went on to kill off male descendants of King... |
1453 | Cousin | Son of Binnya Ran |
Shin Sawbu Shin Sawbu Shin Sawbu was the queen of Hanthawaddy from 1453 to 1472. Queen Shin Sawbu was also known as Binnya Thau or Old Queen in Mon. Queen Shin Sawbu and Queen Jamadevi of Haripunjaya are the two most famous queens among the small number of queens who ruled in mainland Southeast Asia... |
1453–1472 | Aunt | Daughter of Razadarit |
Dhammazedi Dhammazedi Dhammazedi was the 16th king of Hanthawaddy, who reigned from 1472 to 1492, and is considered one of the most enlightened rulers in Burmese history, and by some accounts "the greatest" of all Hanthawaddy kings. The former Buddhist monk, educated in the rival kingdom of Ava in his youth, was a... |
1472–1492 | Son in law | |
Binnya Ran II Binnya Ran II Binnya Ran II was the 17th king of Hanthawaddy for 34 years from 1492 to 1526. He was revered for his gentleness although his first act as king was to enforce the massacre of the kinsmen, putting all the royal offspring to death.... |
1492–1526 | Son | |
Takayutpi Takayutpi Thushin Takayutpi was the last sovereign king of Hanthawaddy Pegu who reigned from 1526 to 1539. At his ascension, the 15-year-old king inherited the most prosperous and powerful kingdom of all post-Pagan kingdoms... |
1526–1539 | Son | |
Smim Sawhtut Smim Sawhtut Smim Sawhtut was a pretender to the Hanthawaddy throne, who assassinated King Tabinshwehti of Toungoo. The ethnic Mon governor of Sittaung was a minister in the court of Tabinshwehti, who had conquered the Mon-speaking Hanthawaddy Pegu in 1539. He became a close confident of the king... |
1550 | Claimant to throne | |
Smim Htaw Smim Htaw Smim Htaw was a pretender to the Hanthawaddy throne, and the last king in the line of the Hanthawaddy dynasty. An ex-Buddhist monk, and a son of King Binnya Ran II by a minor queen, Htaw first raised a rebellion in 1549 during the reign of King Tabinshwehti of Toungoo, who had conquered the... |
1550–1552 | Brother of Takayutpi | Claimant to throne |
Mrauk-U (1430–1784)
Monarch | Reign | Relationship | Notes |
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Min Saw Mon | 1430–1434 | Son of Razathu | Moved capital to Mrauk-U in 1433 |
Min Khari | 1434–1459 | Brother | |
Ba Saw Phyu | 1459–1482 | Son | |
Dawlya | 1482–1492 | Son | |
Ba Saw Nyo | 1492–1494 | Uncle, son of Min Khari | |
Ran Aung | 1494 | Nephew, son of Dawlya | |
Salin Gathu | 1494–1501 | Maternal uncle | |
Min Raza | 1501–1523 | Son | |
Gazapati | 1523–1525 | Son | |
Min Saw O | 1525 | Granduncle, brother of Salin Gathu | |
Thatasa | 1525–1531 | Son of Dawlya | |
Min Bin | 1531–1553 | Son of Min Raza | |
Dikha | 1553–1555 | Son | |
Saw Hla | 1555–1564 | Son | |
Min Setya | 1564–1571 | Brother | |
Min Palaung | 1571–1593 | Son of Min Bin | |
Min Razagyi | 1593–1612 | Son | |
Min Khamaung | 1612–1622 | Son | |
Thiri Thudhamma | 1622–1638 | Son | |
Min Sani | 1638 | Son | reigned 28 days |
Narapati Narapati of Mrauk-U Narapati, King of Mrauk-U, reigned 1638 – 1645 in Ava. He was a great-grandson of Thasata.-References:... |
1638–1645 | Great-grandson of Thasata | |
Thado | 1645–1652 | Nephew | |
Sanda Thudhamma | 1652–1684 | Son | |
Thiri Thuriya | 1684–1685 | Son | |
Wara Dhammaraza | 1685–1692 | Brother | |
Muni Thuddhammaraza | 1692–1694 | Brother | |
Sanda Thuriya I | 1694–1696 | Brother | |
Nawrahta Zaw | 1696 | Son | reigned 15 days |
Mayokpiya | 1696–1697 | Usurper | |
Kalamandat | 1697–1698 | Usurper | |
Naradipati I | 1698–1700 | Son of Sanda Thuriya | |
Sanda Wimala I | 1700–1706 | Grandson of Thado | |
Sanda Thuriya II | 1706–1710 | Grandson of Sanda Thudhamma | |
Sanda Wizaya | 1710–1731 | Usurper | |
Sanda Thuriya III | 1731–1734 | Son-in-law | |
Naradipati II | 1734–1735 | Son | |
Narapawara | 1735–1737 | Usurper | |
Sanda Wizaya | 1737 | Cousin | reigned 8 months |
Madarit | 1737–1742 | Brother | |
Nara Apaya | 1742–1761 | Uncle | |
Thirithu | 1761 | Son | reigned 3 months |
Sanda Parama | 1761–1764 | Brother | |
Apaya | 1764–1773 | Brother-in-law | |
Sanda Thumana | 1773–1777 | Brother-in-law | |
Sanda Wimala II | 1777 | Usurper | Reigned 40 days |
Sanda Thaditha | 1777–1782 | Lord of Ramree | |
Thamada | 1782–1784 |
ToungooToungoo DynastyThe Toungoo Dynasty was the ruling dynasty of Burma from the mid-16th century to 1752. Its early kings Tabinshwehti and Bayinnaung succeeded in reunifying the Pagan Empire for the first time since 1287, and in incorporating the Shan States for the first time...
(1510–1752)
Capitals: Toungoo (1510–1539), Pegu (1539–1635), Ava (1635–1752)Monarch | Reign | Relationship | Notes |
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Mingyinyo Mingyinyo Mingyinyo was the founder of Toungoo dynasty of Burma . Under his 44-year leadership , Toungoo , grew from a remote backwater vassal state of Ava Kingdom to a small but stable independent kingdom. In 1510, he declared Toungoo's independence from its nominal overlord Ava. He skillfully kept his... |
1510–1530 | Viceroy of Toungoo, 1486–1510 | |
Tabinshwehti Tabinshwehti Tabinshwehti was a king who unified Burma in 1539 and known as the founder of the Second Burmese Empire.Tabinshwehti succeeded his father Mingyinyo as ruler of the Toungoo dynasty in 1530... |
1530–1550 | Son | |
Bayinnaung Bayinnaung Bayinnaung Kyawhtin Nawrahta was the third king of the Toungoo dynasty of Burma . During his 30-year reign, which has been called the "greatest explosion of human energy ever seen in Burma", Bayinnaung assembled the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, which included much of modern day... |
1551–1581 | Brother-in-law | |
Nanda Nanda Bayin Nanda Bayin , was the king of the Toungoo Dynasty of Myanmar from 1581 to 1599. Nanda was the first son of King Bayinnaung. He was made the crown prince upon the ascension of his father in January 1551. As the crown prince, he led subjugation of Lanna and the sack of Vientiene in 1565... |
1581–1599 | Son | Assassinated; nephew of Tabinshwehti |
Nyaungyan Nyaungyan Min Nyaungyan Min was the fifth king of Toungoo Dynasty of Burma who reigned from 1599 to 1606. Nyaungyan is also often referred to as the founder of Restored Toungoo Dynasty or Nyaungyan Dynasty because his successful efforts to reunify main parts of his father Bayinnaung's empire which had famously... |
1599–1606 | Half-brother | |
Anaukpetlun Anaukpetlun Anaukpetlun was the sixth king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma, and was largely responsible for restoring Burmese kingdom after it had famously collapsed at the end of 16th century. In his 22-year reign between 1606 and 1628, Anaukpetlun completed the reunification efforts of the Burmese kingdom begun... |
1606–1628 | Son | |
Minyedeippa | 1628–1629 | Son | |
Thalun Thalun Thalun was the eighth king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma . During his 19-year reign, Thalun successfully rebuilt the war-torn country which had been under constant warfare for nearly a century since the 1530s. Thalun instituted many administrative reforms and rebuilt the economy of the kingdom.In... |
1629–1648 | Uncle | |
Pindale | 1648–1661 | Son | |
Pye Pye Min Pye Min was the tenth king of Toungoo dynasty from 1661 to 1672. Pye Min was a son of King Thalun. During the reign of his brother Pindale, the Prince of Pyay led the Burmese resistance against Southern Ming and Qing incursions. King Pindale, however, lost his popularity and Pye was urged to take... |
1661–1672 | Brother | |
Narawara Narawara Narawara was the eleventh king of Toungoo dynasty who ruled for 11 months between 1672 and 1673. Narawara ascended to Burmese throne after his father Pye died in 1672. But Narawara died young and was succeeded by his brother Minyekyawdin.-References:... |
1672–1673 | Son | |
Minyekyawdin Minyekyawdin Minyekyawdin was the 12th king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma , who reigned from 1673 to 1698. Minyekyawdin was elected by the ministers of the court over several elder princes as king after his step-brother King Narawara's sudden death in 1673... |
1673–1698 | Nephew | |
Sanay Sanay Sanay was the 13th king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma who reigned from 1698 to 1714. Sanay ascended to throne after his father Minyekyawdin died in 1698. Sanay like his father was ineffectual and the power of Toungoo dynasty continued to decline.... |
1698–1714 | Son | |
Taninganway Taninganway Taninganway was the 14th king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma from 1714 to 1733. The long decline of Toungoo dynasty accelerated under Taninganway's reign. In the east, the kingdom of Lanna , which had been under Burmese rule since 1558, successfully revolted in 1725. Taninganway sent an army to... |
1714–1733 | Son | |
Mahadhammaraza Dipadi Mahadhammaraza Dipadi Mahadhammaraza Dipati , was the 15th and last king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma from 1733 to 1752. He was only 16 when a group of nobles selected him over more experienced princes after his father Taninganway's death in November 1733... |
1733–1752 | Son |
Restored Hanthawaddy (1740–1757)
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Smim Htaw Buddhaketi Smim Htaw Buddhaketi Smim Htaw Buddhaketi was the first king of the Restored Kingdom of Hanthawaddy which overthrew Toungoo Dynasty's rule in Lower Burma. From 1740 to 1747, the ethnic Burman king was a nominal figurehead of the ethnic Mon rebellion. He was selected to be king by the leaders of the Mon insurrection... |
1740–1747 | Abdicated | |
Binnya Dala Binnya Dala Binnya Dala was the last king of Restored Kingdom of Hanthawaddy, who reigned from 1747 to 1757. He was a key leader in the revival of the Mon-speaking kingdom in 1740, which successfully revolted against the rule of Toungoo dynasty. Though Smim Htaw Buddhaketi was the king, it was Binnya Dala who... |
1747–1757 |
KonbaungKonbaung dynastyThe Konbaung Dynasty was the last dynasty that ruled Burma from 1752 to 1885. The dynasty created the second largest empire in Burmese history, and continued the administrative reforms begun by the Toungoo dynasty, laying the foundations of modern state of Burma...
(1752–1885)
Capitals: ShweboShwebo
Shwebo is a city in Sagaing Division, Myanmar, located 113 km northwest of Mandalay between the Irrawaddy and the Mu rivers. The city, also called Ratanasingha , was the capital of Myanmar from 1752 to 1760 during the Konbaung period....
(1752–1760); Sagaing
Sagaing
Sagaing is the capital of Sagaing Region in Myanmar. Located on the Ayeyarwady River, 20 km to the southwest of Mandalay on the opposite bank of the river, Sagaing with numerous Buddhist monasteries is an important religious and monastic center. The pagodas and monasteries crowd the numerous...
(1760–1764); Ava
Ava
Innwa is a city in the Mandalay Division of Burma , situated just to the south of Amarapura on the Ayeyarwady River. Its formal title is Ratanapura , which means City of Gems in Pali. The name Innwa means mouth of the lake, which comes from in , meaning lake, and wa , which means mouth...
(1764–1783, 1823–1837), Amarapura
Amarapura
Amarapura is a former capital of Myanmar, and now a township of Mandalay. Amarapura is bounded by the Ayeyarwady river in the west, Chanmyathazi township in the north, and the city of Innwa in the south...
(1783–1823, 1837–1857), Mandalay
Mandalay
Mandalay is the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma. Located north of Yangon on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, the city has a population of one million, and is the capital of Mandalay Region ....
(1857–1885)
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Alaungpaya Alaungpaya Alaungpaya was king of Burma from 1752 to 1760, and the founder of the Konbaung Dynasty. By his death in 1760, the former chief of a small village in Upper Burma had reunified all of Burma, subdued Manipur, recovered Lan Na, and driven out the French and the English who had given help to the... |
1752–1760 | ||
Naungdawgyi Naungdawgyi Naungdawgyi was king of Konbaung Dynasty of Burma from 1760 to 1763. He was a top military commander in his father Alaungpaya's reunification campaigns of the country. As king, he spent much of his short reign suppressing multiple rebellions across the newly founded kingdom from Ava and Toungoo ... |
1760–1763 | Son | |
Hsinbyushin Hsinbyushin Hsinbyushin was king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma from 1763 to 1776. The second son of the dynasty founder Alaungpaya is best known for his wars with China and Siam, and is considered the most militaristic king of the dynasty. His successful defense against four Chinese invasions preserved... |
1763–1776 | Brother | Alaungpaya's second son |
Singu Singu Min Singu Min was the fourth king of the Konbaung dynasty of Myanmar. The king, who came to power amid controversy, largely put an end to his father Hsinbyushin's policy of territorial expansion, which had severely depleted the kingdom's manpower and resources. He stopped his father's latest war... |
1776–1782 | Son | Assassinated |
Phaungka | 1782 | Cousin | Son of Naungdawgyi |
Bodawpaya Bodawpaya Bodawpaya was the sixth king of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma. Born Maung Shwe Waing and later Badon Min, he was the fourth son of Alaungpaya, founder of the dynasty and the Third Burmese Empire. He was proclaimed king after deposing his nephew Phaungkaza Maung Maung, son of his oldest brother... |
1782–1819 | Uncle | Alaungpaya's fourth son |
Bagyidaw Bagyidaw Bagyidaw Bagyidaw's reign saw the First Anglo-Burmese War , which marked the beginning of the end of the highly militaristic Konbaung dynasty. Bagyidaw inherited the largest Burmese empire, second only to King Bayinnaung's, but also one that shared a long ill-defined borders with British India... |
1819–1837 | Grandson | Deposed |
Tharrawaddy | 1837–1846 | Brother | |
Pagan Pagan Min Pagan Min , was the ninth king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma. Born Maung Biddhu Khyit, he was granted the title of Prince of Pagan by his father Tharrawaddy in August 1842. Pagan Min became king when Tharrawaddy died on 17 November 1846, with the formal title of His Majesty "Pyinsama... |
1846–1853 | Son | Deposed |
Mindon Mindon Min Mindon Min was the penultimate king of Burma from 1853 to 1878. He was one of the most popular and revered kings of Burma. Under his half brother King Pagan, the Second Anglo-Burmese War in 1852 ended with the annexation of Lower Burma by the British Empire. Mindon and his younger brother Kanaung... |
1853–1878 | Brother | |
Thibaw Thibaw Min Thibaw Min was the last king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma . His reign ended when Burma was defeated by the forces of the British Empire in the Third Anglo-Burmese War, on 29 November 1885, prior to its official annexation on 1 January 1886.... |
1878–1885 | Son | Deposed |
Konbaung dynastyKonbaung dynastyThe Konbaung Dynasty was the last dynasty that ruled Burma from 1752 to 1885. The dynasty created the second largest empire in Burmese history, and continued the administrative reforms begun by the Toungoo dynasty, laying the foundations of modern state of Burma...
- King ThibawThibaw MinThibaw Min was the last king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma . His reign ended when Burma was defeated by the forces of the British Empire in the Third Anglo-Burmese War, on 29 November 1885, prior to its official annexation on 1 January 1886....
(1885–1916) - Princess Myat Paya LatMyat Paya LatH.R.H. Princess Myat Paya Lat was the most senior member of the Burmese Royal Household after the death of her father, King Thibaw while in exile in 1916...
(1916–1956) - Princess Myat PhayaMyat PhayaH.R.H. Princess Myat Phaya was born at Madras on 7th March 1886. She was a daughter of the last ruling king of Burma, King Thibaw. She succeeded her older sister Myat Paya Lat as head of the royal household in 1956. She married in 1922 H.H. Prince Kodaw Gyi Naing , a grandson of H.R.H...
(1956–1962) - Prince Taw PhayaTaw PhayaH.R.H. Prince Edward Taw Phaya is the Pretender to the Throne of Burma . He was born the second son of Princess Myat Phaya, his older brother being assassinated by Communist insurgents in 1947. Upon the death of his mother in 1962, he became the Head of the Royal House of Konbaung.-Family:Edward...
(1962–Present)
See also
- List of heirs to the Burmese thrones
- List of Arakanese monarchs
- List of Shan States rulers