A British depiction of Bagyidaw purportedly ordering to wrest Bengal from the British
King of Burma Prince of Sagaing
Reign
5 June 1819 – 15 April 1837
Coronation
7 June 1819
Predecessor
Bodawpaya
Successor
Tharrawaddy
Born
Maung Sein (မောင်စိန်) (1784-07-23)23 July 1784 Amarapura
Died
15 October 1846(1846-10-15) (aged 62) Amarapura
Burial
Amarapura
Consort
Hsinbyume Nanmadaw Me Nu
Issue
5 sons, 5 daughters, including Setkya Mintha
Names
Siri Tribhavanaditya Pavarapaṇdita Mahādhammarajadhirāja (သီရိ တြိဘဝနာဒိတျ ပဝရပဏ္ဍိတ မဟာဓမ္မရာဇာဓိရာဇာ)
House
Konbaung
Father
Thado Minsaw
Mother
Min Kye, Princess of Taungdwin
Religion
Theravada Buddhism
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Bagyidaw (Burmese: ဘကြီးတော်, pronounced[ba̰dʑídɔ̀]; also known as Sagaing Min, [zəɡáiɰ̃mɪ́ɰ̃]; 23 July 1784 – 15 October 1846) was the seventh king of the 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 (1824–1826), which marked the beginning of the decline of the Konbaung dynasty. He 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 (Arakan, Manipur and Assam), but unable to stem cross border raids from British territories and protectorates.[1] 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[2] ended decisively in British favor, and the Burmese had to accept British terms without discussion.[3] 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.
Devastated, Bagyidaw held out hope for some years that Tenasserim would be returned to him, and paid the balance of indemnity in 1832 at great sacrifice.[4] The British redrew the border with Manipur in 1830, but by 1833, it was clear the British would not return any of the former territories. The king became a recluse, and power devolved to his queen Nanmadaw Me Nu and her brother.[5] His brother Crown Prince Tharrawaddy raised a rebellion in February 1837, and Bagyidaw was forced to abdicate the throne in April 1837. King Tharrawaddy executed Queen Me Nu and her brother but placed his brother under house arrest. Bagyidaw died in October 1846 at age 62.[4]
see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Burmese script. Bagyidaw (Burmese: ဘကြီးတော်, pronounced [ba̰dʑídɔ̀]; also known as Sagaing Min...
posterity as Bodawpaya (Grandsire) in relation to his successor, his grandson Bagyidaw (Royal Elder Uncle), who in turn was given this name in relation to his...
allegiance and had a fort constructed at Jaypur (Dighalighat). In 1819, Bagyidaw became the king of Burma and decided to annex Assam. He sent Mingimaha...
Massacre. She was the daughter of King Bagyidaw and his consort Nanmadaw Me Nu (Chief Queen of King Bagyidaw). She was one of the most influential queen...
Bodawpaya) and Princess Min Kye on 14 March 1787. When his elder brother Bagyidaw ascended the throne in 1819, Tharrawaddy was appointed Heir Apparent.[citation...
indemnity of one million pounds. In 1837, King Bagyidaw's brother, Tharrawaddy, seized the throne, put Bagyidaw under house arrest and executed the chief queen...
(Baruah 1993:221–222). Chandrakanta Singha fled to Guwahati when the army of Bagyidaw king of Burma, led by Mingimaha Tilwa, approached Jorhat (Baruah 1993:223)...
was succeeded as crown prince by his son Prince of Sagaing (later King Bagyidaw). The rest of Konbaung kings traced lineage to him. Thado Minsaw was born...
Left with little choice, the Burmese sued for peace. The Burmese king Bagyidaw sent a delegation, consisting of one American, one English and two Burmese...
Chronicle, which is an old Burmese historical work commissioned by King Bagyidaw in 1829. The novel starts with an 11-year-old boy called Rajkumar running...
velvet bag and thrown into the Irrawaddy River. Tomb of King Bagyidaw (Amarapura) – Bagyidaw was a grandson of Bodawpaya, being the son and heir of the...
of King Bagyidaw of Konbaung dynasty. She married Bagyidaw when he was Prince of Sagaing on 9 February 1803. Hsinbyume and the King Bagyidaw were cousins...
during King Bodawpaya's reign (r. 1782–1819) Me Nu, chief queen of King Bagyidaw (r. 1819–1837) U Nu, prime minister of the Union of Burma (1948–1958; 1960–1962)...
(Burmese: ညောင်ရမ်းမင်းသား), was an heir apparent of Burma and son of King Bagyidaw and his consort Hsinbyume. He is worshipped as a weizza along with Bo Bo...
participate in the expansionist wars of King Bodawpaya and his successor King Bagyidaw. Yit's first battlefield experience came in Manipur. On 15 February 1814...
Bodawpaya moved the capital to Amarapura in May 1783 but his grandson King Bagyidaw moved it back to Ava in November 1821. The end of the city came via a natural...
a fellow missionary named Colman petitioned the Emperor of Burma, King Bagyidaw, in the hope that he would grant freedom for the missionaries to preach...
long ill-defined border with British India. Bodawpaya's successor King Bagyidaw was left to put down British instigated rebellions in Manipur in 1819 and...
(Baruah 1993:221–222). Chandrakanta Singha fled to Guwahati when the army of Bagyidaw king of Burma, led by Mingimaha Tilwa, approached Jorhat (Baruah 1993:223)...
Buddhist sacred mountain, Mount Meru. The pagoda was built in 1816 by Bagyidaw. It is dedicated to the memory of his first consort and cousin, Princess...
Waterhouse, American physician, medical professor (b. 1754) October 15 – Bagyidaw, Burmese king (b. 1784) November 6 Alexander Chavchavadze, Georgian Romantic...
Amarapura place to Mandalay. Today the tombs of King Bodawpaya and King Bagyidaw remain, as well as parts of the old moat. Lion throne, Amarapura Palace...
King Bagyidaw moved the Court back to Ava in November 1821 and in 1827, the population of Amarapura was estimated at only 30,000. Bagyidaw's successor...
(Baruah 1993:221–222). Chandrakanta Singha fled to Guwahati when the army of Bagyidaw king of Burma, led by Mingimaha Tilwa, approached Jorhat (Baruah 1993:223)...
Thibaw. Khan Sab Bo was sent as an Ambassador to Indo China by Bagyidaw. During Bagyidaw's reign, in 1824, Gaw Taut Pallin battle was famous. British used...