, image =
, caption =
, reign = 22 August 1714 – 14 November 1733
, coronation = 22 August 1714
, succession =
King of Burma
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 chronicle tradition maintains that various monarchies of Burma ( Mon, Burman, ...
, predecessor =
Sanay
, successor =
Maha Dhamma Yaza Dipadi
, suc-type = Successor
, reg-type =
, regent =
, spouse = Thiri Maha Mingala Dewi
[Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 357] Thiri Sanda Dewi
Dhamma Dewi
, issue =
Maha Dhamma Yaza Dipadi
, issue-link =
, full name = Thiri Parawa Maha Dhamma Yaza Dipadi
, house =
Toungoo
Taungoo (, ''Tauñngu myoú''; ; also spelled Toungoo) is a district-level city in the Bago Region of Myanmar, 220 km from Yangon, towards the north-eastern end of the division, with mountain ranges to the east and west. The main industr ...
, father =
Sanay
, mother =
Maha Dewi[Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 353]
, birth_date = June 1689
Sunday, 1051
ME
, birth_place =
Ava (Inwa)
, death_date = 14 November 1733 (aged 44)
Saturday, 9th waxing of
Nadaw
Nadaw ( my, နတ်တော်; also spelt Natdaw) is the ninth month of the traditional Burmese calendar.
Festivals and observances
*Mahagiri Nat Festival, Mount Popa
*Literature and Arts Festival ()
*Pagoda festivals
**Botahtaung Pagoda Fest ...
1095
ME[(Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 365–366): Saturday, 9th waxing of Nadaw 1095 ME = ]
, death_place = Ava (Inwa)
, date of burial = 15 November 1733
[(Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 366): the king was cremated the next day after his death: 7th waxing of Natdaw 1095 ME = 13 December 1733]
, place of burial =
Inwa Palace
Inwa (, or ; also spelled Innwa; formerly known as Ava), located in Mandalay Region, Myanmar, is an ancient imperial capital of successive Burmese kingdoms from the 14th to 19th centuries. Throughout history, it was sacked and rebuilt numerou ...
, religion =
Theravada Buddhism
''Theravāda'' () ( si, ථේරවාදය, my, ထေရဝါဒ, th, เถรวาท, km, ថេរវាទ, lo, ເຖຣະວາດ, pi, , ) is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school' ...
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Taninganway Min ( my, တနင်္ဂနွေမင်း, ; ; c. 1689 – 14 November 1733) was king of the
Toungoo dynasty
, conventional_long_name = Toungoo dynasty
, common_name = Taungoo dynasty
, era =
, status = Empire
, event_start = Independence from Ava
, year_start ...
of
Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
(Myanmar) from 1714 to 1733. The long and slow descent of the dynasty finally came to the forefront during his reign in the form of internal and external instabilities. He faced a rebellion by his uncle Governor of Pagan at his accession.
[ In the northwest, the Manipuri horsemen raided Burmese territory in early 1724. The retaliatory expedition to Manipur in November 1724 failed. In the east, southern ]Lan Na
The Lan Na Kingdom ( nod, , , "Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields"; th, อาณาจักรล้านนา, , ), also known as Lannathai, and most commonly called Lanna or Lanna Kingdom, was an Indianized state centered in present-day ...
(Chiang Mai), under Burmese rule since 1558, successfully revolted in 1727.[Harvey 1925: 207–208] Taninganway tried to recapture the breakaway region twice but both tries failed.[Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 363] By 1732, southern Lan Na was independent although a strong Burmese garrison in Chiang Saen Chiang Saen may refer to:
* Chiang Saen District, in Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand
* Chiang Saen, a capital of the ancient Lanna
The Lan Na Kingdom ( nod, , , "Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields"; th, อาณาจักรล้ ...
in northern Lan Na confined the rebellion to the Ping valley around Chiang Mai.[Lieberman 2003: 285–286]
In 1724, U Kala
U Kala ( my, ဦးကုလား) is a Burmese historian and chronicler best known for compiling the ''Maha Yazawin'' (lit. 'Great Royal Chronicle'), the first extensive national chronicle of Burma. U Kala single-handedly revolutionized secular ...
completed ''Maha Yazawin
The ''Maha Yazawin'', fully the ''Maha Yazawindawgyi'' ( my, မဟာ ရာဇဝင်တော်ကြီး, ) and formerly romanized as the ,. is the first national chronicle of Burma/Myanmar. Completed in 1724 by U Kala, a historian at ...
'' (the Great Chronicle), the first comprehensive national chronicle of Burmese history based on earlier sources.[
]
Early life
He was born to the heir apparent Prince Sanay and his chief queen Maha Dewi in 1689. He was made heir apparent on 1 November 1711 (Sunday, 8th waning of Tazaungmon 1073 ME).[Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 349]
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Rulers of Toungoo
1733 deaths
1689 births
18th-century Burmese monarchs