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Alaungpaya

1714 - 1760

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Alaungpaya (Burmese: အလောင်းဘုရား, pronounced [ʔəláʊɰ̃ pʰəjá]; also spelled Alaunghpaya or Alaung-Phra; 24 August [O.S. 13 August] 1714 – 11 May 1760) was the founder and first emperor of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). By the time of his death from illness during his campaign in Siam, this former chief of a small village in Upper Burma had unified Burma, subdued Manipur, conquered Lan Na and launched successful attacks against the French and British East India companies who had given help to the Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alaungpaya has received more than 218,948 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Alaungpaya is the 4,865th most popular politician (down from 4,626th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) and the 8th most popular Burmese Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alaungpaya ranks 4,865 out of 15,577. Before him are Prince Konrad of Bavaria, Emperor Yizong of Tang, Atsiz, Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria, Antonio Segni, and Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis. After him are Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia, Hakor, Itamar Franco, Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, García Ramírez of Navarre, and Alexander Rutskoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1714, Alaungpaya ranks 9. Before him are Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, Joseph I of Portugal, Claude Joseph Vernet, Niccolò Jommelli, and Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy. After him are Pontiac, Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, Kristijonas Donelaitis, George Whitefield, and Princess Anne Charlotte of Lorraine. Among people deceased in 1760, Alaungpaya ranks 7. Before him are George II of Great Britain, Maria Amalia of Saxony, Anna Magdalena Bach, Baal Shem Tov, Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, and Nicolaus Zinzendorf. After him are Adrien Manglard, Christoph Graupner, William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, George Clifford III, and Charlotte de Rohan.

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In Myanmar (Burma)

Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), Alaungpaya ranks 10 out of 34. Before him are Than Shwe (1933), Peter Townsend (1914), Ne Win (1910), Bayinnaung (1516), Thein Sein (1944), and Anawrahta (1015). After him are Min Aung Hlaing (1956), U Nu (1907), Htin Kyaw (1946), Win Myint (1951), Diana Abgar (1859), and Thibaw Min (1859).

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Among POLITICIANS In Myanmar (Burma)

Among politicians born in Myanmar (Burma), Alaungpaya ranks 8. Before him are Aung San (1915), Than Shwe (1933), Ne Win (1910), Bayinnaung (1516), Thein Sein (1944), and Anawrahta (1015). After him are Min Aung Hlaing (1956), U Nu (1907), Htin Kyaw (1946), Win Myint (1951), Diana Abgar (1859), and Thibaw Min (1859).

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