Konbaung Dynasty

The Konbaung Dynasty (1752–1885) was the last royal dynasty of Myanmar, founded by King Alaungpaya. Here is a list of the kings and the significance of their names:

1. Alaungpaya (Alaungmintaya) (အလောင်းဘုရား) – 1752–1760 (Early Konbaung Period)

Name meaning:   “Future Buddha” (Alaung means a bodhisattva who aspires to enlightenment).

Significance:         Founder of the dynasty, he reunited Myanmar after the fall of the Nyaungyan Dynasty.

2. Naungdawgyi (နောင်တော်ကြီး) (or) Tapayin Min (ဒီပဲယင်းမင်း)– 1760–1763

Name meaning:   Naungdawgyi:      “Elder Brother King.”

Tapayin Min:        Count of Tapayin (Depeyin) Town

Significance:         Eldest son of Alaungpaya          

3. Hsinbyushin (ဆင်ဖြူရှင်) (or) Myedu Min (မြေဒူးမင်း)– 1763–1776

Name meaning:   Hsinbyushin:        “Lord of the White Elephant.”

Myedu Min:           Count of Myedu Town

Significance:         Brother of (2), Famous for his military campaigns, especially the conquest of Ayutthaya in Siam (Thailand) and successfully repulsed four Chinese invasions.

4. Singu Min (စဉ့်ကူးမင်း) – 1776–1782

Name meaning:   Singu Min: Duke of Singu region

Significance:         Son of Hsinbyushin- Known for his peaceful reign but was overthrown due to internal strife.

5. Phaungka Min (ဖောင်ကားမင်း) (or) Phaungga Za Maung Maung – 1782 (briefly)

Name meaning:   Phaungka Za:       Duke of Phaungka Township

                              Refers to a usurper without much legitimacy.

Significance:         Son of Naungdawgy, A short-lived king with no significant achievements, only seven days.

6. Bodawpaya (ဘိုးတော်ဘုရား) (or) Badon Min– 1782–1819

Name meaning:   Bodawpaya: “Grandfather King.” Grandfather of Bagyidaw and Tharrawaddy Min

Significance:         Known for expanding the empire and building the Mingun Pahtodawgyi.

7. Bagyidaw (ဘကြီးတော်) (or) Sagaing Min– 1819–1837

Name meaning:   Bagyidaw (Elder Uncle), Sagaing Min (Count of Sagaing Town)

Significance:         Grandson of (6)- Fought the First Anglo-Burmese War, leading to the loss of Arakan, Assam, and Tenasserim.

8. Tharrawaddy Min (သာယာဝတီမင်း) – 1837–1846

Name meaning:   Count of Tharrawaddy Town

Significance:         Rebelled against Bagyidaw and moved the capital back to Amarapura.

9. Bagan Min (ပုဂံမင်း) – 1846–1853

Name meaning:   “King of Pagan.”

Significance:   Weak ruler, his reign saw the Second Anglo-Burmese War, resulting in the loss of Lower Myanmar.

10. Mindon Min (မင်းတုန်းမင်း) – 1853–1878

Name meaning:   “King Mindon” (Count of Mindon)

Significance:   Reformer king, moved the capital to Mandalay and worked to modernize the kingdom.

11. Thibaw Min (သီပေါမင်း) – 1878–1885

Significance:         The last king of Myanmar, deposed by the British after the Third Anglo-Myanmar War in 1885.

These kings shaped Myanmar’s history during a period of great change, marked by expansion, internal reforms, and ultimately colonization by the British.

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KUN: BHOṄ MAṄ: CHAK (KONBAUNG DYNASTY) *

21 June1753	Ratanāsiṅgha (Shwebo) built
28 October 1754	Aloṅ: maṅ:tarā: (Alaungmintaya) ascended the throne
11 May 1760	Aloṅ: maṅ:tarā: (Alaungmintaya) (12 August 1714-11 May 1760)
7 June  1760	King Tapayaṅ: (Naungdawgyi) ascended the throne
28 November 1763	King Tapayaṅ: (Naungdawgyi) died (30 July 1734 – 28 November 1763)
29 November 1763	King Mredū: (Sinbyushin) ascended the throne
10 June 1776	King Mredū: (Sinbyushin) died (8 August 1736- 10 June 1776)  King Cañ, kū: (Singu Min) ascended the throne
5 February 1782	King Cañ, kū: (Singu Min) lost his throne Moṅ Moṅ (Phaungga Za Maung Maung) seized the throne
10 February1782	Moṅ Moṅ (Phaungga Za Maung Maung) assassinated (12 September 1763 – 10 February 1782) King Patuṁ (Badon Min Bodawpaya) usurped the throne
14 February 1782	King Cañ, kū: (Singu Min) executed (10 May 1756 – 14 February 1782)
5 June  1819	King Patuṁ (Badon Min Bodawpay) died (11 March 1745 – 1 June 1819)
7 June  1819	King Cakuiṅ: (Zagaing Min Bagyidaw) ascended the throne
15 April 1837	King Cakuiṅ: (Zagaing Min Bagyidaw) abdicated in favour of his brother Prince Sārāwatī (Tharrawaddy Min) King Sārāwatī (Tharrawaddy Min) became king while he was in Shwebo
15 October 1846	Ex-King Cakuiṅ:(Zagaing Min Bagyidaw) died (23 July 1784 – 15 October 1846)
17 November 1846	King Sārāwatī (Tharrawaddy Min) died (13 March 1787 – 17 November 1846) King Pugaṁ (Pagan Min) ascended the throne
17 February 1853	King Maṅ:tun: (Mindon Min) usurped the throne
1 October 1878	King Maṅ:tun: (Mindon Min) died (5 July 1814-1 October 1878)                      King Sipo (Thibaw Min) ascended the throne
14 March 1880	Ex-King Pugaṁ (Pagan Min) died (born on 21 June 1811)
29 November 1885	King Sipo (Thibaw Min) dethroned by the British and sent to Madras
15 December 1916	Ex-King Sipo (Thibaw Min) died at Ratanagiri in India                                          (1 January 1859 – 15 December 1916)

* Than Tun, Dr., Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan 6 June 1986                                    
    Than Tun, Dr., Research Methodology, Department of History, University of Yangon, 1999