 Nonetheless, the general, who died in action, is celebrated as a national hero by the Burmese for his resistance to the British.Today, some of the most prominent places in the country are named after him.Maha Bandula was born Maung Yit ( ) on 6 November 1782 (Wednesday, 2nd waxing of Tazaungmon 1144 ME) in Dabayin, the firstborn son of a minor gentry family of Pauk Taw () and his wife, Nyein (, as in "calm"; not the more common as in "finality/completed").