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Name: Mongmit (Burma)

Type: Polity

Start: 1558 AD

End: 1885 AD

Nation: mongmit

Parent: burma

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The King of Burma ,Bayinnaung, conquered all of the Shan States in a series of military campaigns from 1556 to 1557.

Establishment


  • January 1558: Bayinnaung of Burma conquered all of Shan States in a series of military campaigns from 1556 to 1557.
  • Chronology


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    1. Ten Great Campaigns


    Were a series of military campaigns launched by the Qing dynasty of China in the mid-late 18th century during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor.

    1.1.Sino-Burmese War

    Was a war between Qing China and the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma. The war consisted of a series of unsuccesful Chinese invasions of Burma.

    1.1.1.Second invasion (Sino-Burmese War)

    Was the invasion of Burma by the Qing Dynasty, the third of four that form the Sino-Burmese War (1765-1769).

  • January 1768: Burmese commander Ne Myo Sithu retook the city of Bhamo.

  • 1.1.2.Third Chinese invasion of Burma

    Was the invasion of Burma by the Qing Dynasty, the second of four that form the Sino-Burmese War (1765-1769).

    1.1.2.1.Chinese Attack

    Was the Chinese invasion of Burma in 1767.

  • November 1767: Qing general Mingrui's main army occupied the Shan states of Hsenwi and Hsipaw.
  • January 1768: Battle of Goteik Gorge: The Chinese victory cleared the way for the main Chinese army to Ava, the Burmese capital.

  • 1.1.2.2.Burmese counter-attack

    Was the Burmese counterattack against the Chinese invasion of 1767.

  • April 1768: In early 1768 two Burmese armies led by Maha Thiha Thura and Ne Myo Sithu succeeded in retaking Hsenwi.

  • 1.1.3.Fourth Qing invasion of Burma

    Was the invasion of Burma by the Qing Dynasty, the last of four that form the Sino-Burmese War (1765-1769).

  • November 1769: In 1769, the Qing Dynasty, under the leadership of Emperor Qianlong, sent troops south to Shwenyaungbin where they constructed a large fortress. This military occupation was part of the Qing Dynasty's expansion efforts in the region.
  • December 1769: The Burmese armies attacked the Chinese fort of Shwenyaungbin, which fell after a fierce battle.

  • 2. Anglo-Indian Wars


    Were a series of wars fought by the British East India Company in the Indian Subcontinent that resulted in the British conquest and colonial rule of the region.

    2.1.Anglo-Burmese Wars

    Were a series of wars between the British Empire and the Konbaung dynasty of Burma. After the third and last war, Burma was annexed to British India.

    2.1.1.Third Anglo-Burmese War

    Was the last of a series of wars between the British Empire and the Konbaung dynasty of Burma. Burma was annexed to British India.

  • January 1886: The Shan States and Karenni States became princely states of the British Empire after the defeat of Burma in the Anglo-Burmese Wars.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1886: The Shan States and Karenni States became princely states of the British Empire after the defeat of Burma in the Anglo-Burmese Wars.
  • Selected Sources


  • Thet, K. (1962): History of Union of Burma, Yangon (Myanmar), pp. 310-314
  • Yawnghwe, C.T. (2010): The Shan of Burma: Memoirs of a Shan Exile, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. 68-76
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