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Konbaung dynasty
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The Konbaung dynasty, also known as the Third Burmese Empire, was the last dynasty that ruled Burma from 1752 to 1885. It created the second-largest empire in Burmese history and continued the adminis
The Lion Throne of Burma in the throne hall of the Amarapura Palace (painting by Colesworthey Grant, 1855)
The Lion Throne of Burma in the throne hall of the Amarapura Palace (painting by Colesworthey Grant, 1855)
The Shwedagon Pagoda during the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–26)
The Shwedagon Pagoda during the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–26)
The last king, Thibaw Min (right), here with Queen Supayalat and her sister Junior Queen Supayalay, was forcibly deposed by the British following the
The last king, Thibaw Min (right), here with Queen Supayalat and her sister Junior Queen Supayalay, was forcibly deposed by the British following the Third Anglo-Burmese War in 1885.
A royal scribe, 1855
A royal scribe, 1855
British rule in Burma
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British colonial rule in Burma lasted from 1824 to 1948, from the successive three Anglo-Burmese Wars through the creation of Burma as a province of British India to the establishment of an independen
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…dynasty Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom Kingdom of Mrauk U Ahom kingdom Dimasa Kingdom Lan Na Ayutthaya Kingdom Qing dynasty Mughal Empire British Raj Burma Province Kingdom of Siam Kingdom of Chiang Mai Bengal Presidency Today part of Myanmar Thailand India Laos China The Konbaung dynasty (Burmese: ကုန်းဘောင်မင်းဆက်…
British naval forces entering the harbour of Rangoon in May 1824
British naval forces entering the harbour of Rangoon in May 1824
Photograph of the arrival of British forces in Mandalay on 28 November 1885 at the end of the Third Anglo-Burmese War.
Photograph of the arrival of British forces in Mandalay on 28 November 1885 at the end of the Third Anglo-Burmese War.
In this rendering, British officers take King Thibaw onto a steamship en route to exile in India. He would never see Burma again.
In this rendering, British officers take King Thibaw onto a steamship en route to exile in India. He would never see Burma again.
"Proclamation" of the annexation of Burma into the British Empire in English and Burmese, published in Mandalay on 4 January 1886
"Proclamation" of the annexation of Burma into the British Empire in English and Burmese, published in Mandalay on 4 January 1886