Bagyidaw
Monarch
1784 – 1846
Who was Bagyidaw?
Bagyidaw was the seventh king of Konbaung dynasty of Burma from 1819 until his abdication in 1837. Prince of Sagaing, as he was commonly known in his day, was selected as crown prince by his grandfather King Bodawpaya in 1808, and became king in 1819 after Bodawpaya's death. Bagyidaw moved the capital from Amarapura back to Ava in 1823.
Bagyidaw's reign saw the First Anglo-Burmese War, which marked the beginning of the decline of the Konbaung dynasty. Bagyidaw inherited the largest Burmese empire, second only to King Bayinnaung's, but also one that shared ill-defined borders with British India. In the years leading to the war, the king had been forced to suppress British supported rebellions in his grandfather's western acquisitions, but unable to stem cross border raids from British territories and protectorates. His ill-advised decision to allow the Burmese army to pursue the rebels along the vaguely defined borders led to the war. The longest and most expensive war in British Indian history ended decisively in British favor, and the Burmese had to accept British terms without discussion. Bagyidaw was forced to cede all of his grandfather's western acquisitions, and Tenasserim to the British, and pay a large indemnity of one million pounds sterling, leaving the country crippled for years.
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- Born
- Jul 23, 1784
Amarapura - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Nanmadaw Me Nu
(1801 - 1837) - Princess Hsinbyume
(1803/02/09 - 1812)
- Nanmadaw Me Nu
- Religion
- Theravada
- Nationality
- Myanmar
- Died
- Oct 15, 1846
Amarapura
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on July 23, 2013
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