Konbaung dynasty
No Title Literal meaning Lineage Reign Notes
1 Alaungpaya Future Buddha-King village chief 1752-1760 founder of the dynasty and the Third Burmese Empire , invaded Ayutthaya
2 Naungdawgyi Royal Elder Brother son 1760-1763 invaded Ayutthaya with his father
3 Hsinbyushin Lord of the White Elephant brother 1763-1776 invaded and sacked Ayutthaya , invaded Chiang Mai and Laos , invaded Manipur , successfully repulsed 4 Chinese invasions
4 Singu King Singu son 1776-1781
5 Phaungka Younger Brother ( Lord of Phaungka ) cousin ( son of Naungdawgyi ) 1782 the shortest reign in Konbaung history of just over one week
6 Bodawpaya Royal Lord Grandfather uncle ( son of Alaungpaya ) 1782-1819 invaded and annexed Arakan , invaded Ayutthaya
7 Bagyidaw Royal Elder Uncle grandson 1819-1837 invaded Ayutthaya with his grandfather , invaded Assam and Manipur , defeated in the First Anglo-Burmese War
8 Tharrawaddy King Tharrawaddy brother 1837-1846 fought in the First Anglo-Burmese War as Prince of Tharrawaddy
9 Pagan King Pagan son 1846-1853 overthrown by Mindon after his defeat in the Second Anglo-Burmese War
10 Mindon King Mindon half-brother 1853-1878 sued for peace with the British ; had a very narrow escape in a palace rebellion by two of his sons but his brother Crown Prince Ka Naung was killed
11 Thibaw King Thibaw son 1878-1885 the last king of Burma , forced to abdicate and exiled to India after his defeat in the Third Anglo-Burmese War
Rulers
The Konbaung dynasty (, ), formerly known as the Alompra dynasty, or Alaungpaya dynasty, was the last dynasty that ruled Burma/Myanmar from 1752 to 1885. It created the second-largest empire in Burmese history and continued the administrative reforms begun by the Toungoo dynasty, laying the foundations of the modern state of Burma. The reforms, however, proved insufficient to stem the advance of the British, who defeated the Burmese in all three Anglo-Burmese wars over a six-decade span (1824-1885) and ended the millennium-old Burmese monarchy in 1885. An expansionist dynasty, the Konbaung kings waged campaigns against Manipur, Arakan, Assam, the Mon kingdom of Pegu and the Siamese kingdom of Ayutthaya, thus establishing the . Subject to later wars and treaties with the British, the modern state of Burma can trace its current borders to these events. Throughout the Konbaung dynasty, the capital was relocated several times for religious, political and strategic reasons.