Naungdawgyi

Monarch

1734 – 1763

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Who was Naungdawgyi?

Naungdawgyi was king of Konbaung Dynasty of Burma from 1760 to 1763. He was a top military commander in his father Alaungpaya's reunification campaigns of the country. As king, he spent much of his short reign suppressing multiple rebellions across the newly founded kingdom from Ava and Toungoo to Martaban and Chiang Mai. The king suddenly died less than a year after he had successfully suppressed the rebellions. He was succeeded by his younger brother Hsinbyushin.

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Born
Aug 10, 1734
Shwebo
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Children
Religion
  • Theravada
Died
Nov 28, 1763
Sagaing

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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