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Top 10 Interesting Facts about Bagyidaw

Bajwa, King of Burma orders his generals to wrest Bengal from the British, by Unknown Arthur/

Bagyidaw’s reign saw the first Anglo-Burmese war which marked the beginning of the decline of the Konbaung Dynasty.

Bagydaw inherited the largest Burmese empire, second only to King Bayinnaung’s but also shared ill-defined borders with British India.

Bagyidaw King of Myanmar, the seventh monarch of the konbaung dynasty was defeated in the first Anglo-Burmese war.

The King was ineffectual but his general Maha Bandula influence him to follow Bodawpaya’s policy of aggressive expansion of northeastern India.

He died on 15^th October 1846 at the age of sixty-two Bagyidaw held out hope for some years that Tenasserim would be returned to him.

1. The interesting Konbaung Dynasty the last dynasty in the history of the Burmese 

The Prince of Burmah in court dress by Gordon

The Konbaung Dynasty also called the Alaungpaya Dynasty was the last dynasty in the history of the Burmese Monarchy.

A village chief who led a successful rebellion against the Mon overlords founded the Konbaung Dynasty.

The Konbaung dynasty attempted to modernize the kingdom both intellectually and technologically.

Konbaung tried to maintain independence by balancing between the French and the British but it failed the dynasty lost three wars against the British.

The dynasty was an absolute monarchy the traditional concept of Kingship aspired to the Chakravartin create their mandala.

2. The Anglo-Burmese Wars was a clash between two expanding empires the British and Konbaung dynasty

The Third Anglo-Burmese War 1885 by Unknown Arthur/

The Anglo-Burmese wars were a clash between two expanding empires the British empire against the Konbaung dynasty.

This was British India’s most expensive and longest war costing five to thirteen million pounds sterling in sixty years.

There were three wars the First Anglo Burmese war, the second Anglo Burmese war, and the third Anglo-Burmese War.

The expansion of Burma in the present day known as Myanmar under the Konbaung Dynasty had consequences along its frontiers.

The first Anglo-Burmese war ended in a British East India Company victory and by the treaty of Yandabo.

The British also took possession of Tenasserim to use it as a bargaining chip in future negotiations with Burma.

Towards the end of the eighteenth century, the Burmese King Bodawpaya steadily expanded his realm westwards.

The Burmese threatened invasion if the British failed to stop rebel incursion from their territory.

3. Alaungpaya Dynasty is the remarkable last ruling dynasty of Myanmar

Alaungpaya Dynasty also called Konbaung the last ruling dynasty of Myanmar, the dynasty collapsed in the face of the British Imperial.

Alaungpaya a village headman in Shwebo organized an army and led a successful attack against the Mon rulers of the southern part of Myanmar.

The dynasty led his armies southward crushing all local resistance his power rested on his ability to centralize his kingdom.

Bodawpaya’s grandson and successor Myanmar met with defeat at the hands of the British in the first Anglo-Burmese war.

Hsinbyushin third king of the dynasty restored order and renewed the conquest of Ayutthaya, his armies ranged far into the Shan and Lao states.

4. King Thibaw was the last king of the exquisite Konbaung Dynasty of Burma

Thibaw Min also known as Thebaw was the previous king of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma and also the last Burmese monarch in the country’s history.

His reign ended with the Royal Burmese armed forces being defeated by the forces of the British Empire in the third Anglo-Burmese war.

Thibaw succeeded his father in a bloody succession massacre, and Hisnbyumashin had all royals of close age mercilessly slaughtered.

5. The fascinating tales of the Hairy family of Mandalay the world’s famous

Many people in Myanmar are unaware of the strange tale of the Hairy family of Mandalay, it started with a boy found in the uplands of Laos.

A young boy name Shwe Maung was brought to the court of Ava by King Bagyidaw, three generations of his family suffered from Congenital Hypertrichosis Universalis.

His descendants were patronized and protected by the Burmese King, they lived at the royal court where they were educated and made money by exhibiting themselves.

6. The amazing history of Myanmar the earliest inhabitants Tibeto Burman 

The history of Myanmar covers the period from the time of the first known human settlement to the earliest inhabitants.

The Tibeto Burman speaking people who established the Pyu City state adopted the Theravada Buddhism

The Bamar people entered the upper Irrawaddy valley they went to establish the pagan kingdom.

The Burmese language and Burma cultures slowly replaced Pyu Norms during this period, The Anglo-Burmese wars eventually led to British colonial rule.

The Konbaung dynasty restored the Kingdom and continued with the Taungoo reforms that increased central rule in peripheral regions.

7. The magnificent Monastery the Bagaya built during the reign of King Bagyidaw

Bagaya Monastery by Rheins/

The Bagaya monastery was built during the reign of King Bagyidaw, its located in Inwa Mandalay Region it’s a Buddhist monastery.

The monastery is dark and feels like you are walking around a ship deck the pagoda is made entirely of teak.

Amarapura was the royal capital of Burma, today it’s more than a township and has long subsumed as part of Mandalay City.

The palace grounds are mostly gone but it’s being surrounded by rice paddies now Bagaya monastery is in complete working condition.

The layout of the central core is quite similar to the Shwenandaw Golden Palace Monastery in Mandalay city but it’s much less ornate.

8. King Hsinbyushin the third king of the Konbaung Dynasty 

Hsinbyushin was the third king of the Konbaung dynasty his most important single project was the subjugation of Siam.

He successfully repulsed four Chinese invasions the greatest threat to Hsinbyushin’s power came from China.

When he died, he was succeeded by his son Singu Min Myanmar’s aggressiveness led by the China emperor was defeated by the King.

9. Hsinbyume is an astonishing unique building and a popular Buddhist monument 

Hsinbyume Pagoda by Stefan Fussan/

The central monument is a significant feature it represents both the slopes of Mt Meru as well as the Sulamani Pagoda.

The monument today is a popular site for Buddhist pilgrims believed to hold the power to make dreams come true.

The pagoda stands north of the Mingun Pahtodawgyi the monument suffered severe damage from the earthquake.

10. Konbaung tombs astonishing collection of mausoleums built by Konbaung Dynasty kings

Bagyidaw’s tomb by unknown Arthur/Wikimedia Commons

The Konbaung tombs are a collection of mausoleums built by Konbaung dynasty kings they are scattered throughout the former royal capitals of the Mandalay Region.

When a Burmese King died his royal white umbrella was Brocken and the great drum and gong at the palace’s bell tower were struck.