Royal Burmese Armed Forces
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The Royal Armed Forces were the armed forces of the Burmese monarchy from the 9th to 19th centuries. It refers to the military forces of the Pagan Kingdom, the Kingdom of Ava, the Hanthawaddy kingdom,
Pagan commander Aung Zwa in the service of Narapatisithu
Konbaung era army command in procession
Myinkhin Thabin, equestrian sport for the royalty
Konbaung-era Burmese Man-of-war
Maha Bandula
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General Maha Bandula was commander-in-chief of the Royal Burmese Armed Forces from 1821 until his death in 1825 in the First Anglo-Burmese War. Nicknamed by his British opponents as the "Sable Bonapar
statue in Mandalay Palace
Battle in Kyimyindaing
Maha Bandula's son, Maung Gyi, who served the Konbaung army, but later defected to the British.
Maha Bandula Bridge in Downtown Yangon