Bayinnaung

Bayinnaung

Bayinnaung Kyawhtin Nawrahta (Burmese: ဘုရင့်နောင် ကျော်ထင်နော်ရထာ [bəjɪ̰ɰ̃ nàʊɰ̃ tɕɔ̀ tʰɪ̀ɰ̃ nɔ̀jətʰà] listen ; Thai: บุเรงนองกะยอดินนรธา, RTGS: Burengnong Kayodin Noratha listen ; 16 January 1516 – 10 October 1581) was king of the Toungoo Dynasty of Myanmar from 1550 to 1581. During his 31-year reign, which has been called the "greatest explosion of human energy ever seen in Burma", Bayinnaung assembled what was most likely the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, which included much of modern-day Myanmar, the Chinese Shan states, Lan Na, Lan Xang, Manipur and Siam.Although he is best remembered for his empire building, Bayinnaung's greatest legacy was his integration of the Shan states into the Irrawaddy Valley-based kingdoms. After the conquest of the Shan states in 1557–1563, the king put in an administrative system that reduced the power of hereditary Shan saophas, and brought Shan customs in line with lowland norms. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bayinnaung has received more than 338,878 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Bayinnaung is the 3,706th most popular politician (down from 3,662nd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) (down from 6th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Burmese Politician.

Bayinnaung is most famous for his conquest of Ayutthaya, the capital of the Kingdom of Siam.