Alaungpaya

Alaungpaya (c. 1714–1760) was a Burmese monarch who founded the Konbaung dynasty and reunified Myanmar through military campaigns that ended Hanthawaddy rule.

Moksobo: A settlement in Upper Burma, later renamed Shwebo, where Alaungpaya was born and began his political rise. Alaungpaya ruled from his home settlement as he built support against the occupying forces.
Shwebo: A city in Upper Myanmar, formerly called Moksobo, that served as Alaungpaya’s initial power base and royal capital. Alaungpaya made it the center from which he launched his campaigns.
Naungdawgyi: The eldest son of Alaungpaya, who succeeded him as king of Burma from 1760 to 1763. He inherited a rapidly expanded kingdom and faced rebellions soon after Alaungpaya’s death.
Siamese–Burmese War (1759–1760): A war between Burma and Siam that ended with Alaungpaya’s retreat from Ayutthaya and death in 1760. The campaign was Alaungpaya’s last major expedition and ended his life.
Toungoo dynasty: A Burmese royal dynasty that unified much of mainland Southeast Asia in the sixteenth century and ruled until 1752. Its disintegration created the political vacuum Alaungpaya exploited.
Siege of Ava (1752): The 1752 capture of Ava by Hanthawaddy forces, which ended the Toungoo dynasty’s rule there. The fall of Ava prompted Alaungpaya to organize armed resistance in Upper Burma.
Hsinbyushin: A Konbaung king of Burma from 1763 to 1776 and a son of Alaungpaya. His reign extended the military ambitions and dynastic power Alaungpaya had established.
Konbaung–Qing War: A series of conflicts between the Konbaung dynasty and Qing China from 1765 to 1769. The kingdom Alaungpaya founded later fought a costly war against the Qing Empire.
Hanthawaddy Kingdom: A Mon kingdom in Lower Burma that became independent after the Toungoo dynasty collapsed. Its conquest by Alaungpaya was the central struggle in his reunification campaign.
Siege of Pegu (1757): Alaungpaya’s capture of Pegu in 1757, which brought the Hanthawaddy capital under Konbaung control. Taking Pegu defeated the principal rival to Alaungpaya’s authority in Lower Burma.

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