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Bayinnaung

1516 - 1581

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Bayinnaung Kyawhtin Nawrahta (Burmese: ဘုရင့်နောင် ကျော်ထင်နော်ရထာ [bəjɪ̰ɰ̃ nàʊɰ̃ tɕɔ̀ tʰɪ̀ɰ̃ nɔ̀jətʰà] ; Thai: บุเรงนองกะยอดินนรธา, RTGS: Burengnong Kayodin Noratha , Portuguese: Braginoco; 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 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 393,291 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Bayinnaung is the 2,930th most popular politician (up from 3,656th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) (up from 7th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Burmese Politician.

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

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Bayinnaungs by language

Over the past year Bayinnaung has had the most page views in the with 79,696 views, followed by English (52,476), and Burmese (46,036). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (3,614.29%), Estonian (237.61%), and Malayalam (156.83%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bayinnaung ranks 2,930 out of 19,576. Before him are Mohammad Shah Qajar, Vojtech Tuka, Kiro Gligorov, Ramzan Kadyrov, Intef II, and Nguyễn Văn Thiệu. After him are Childebert III, Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein, Florianus, Joan II, Countess of Burgundy, Lennart Johansson, and Mykhailo Hrushevsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1516, Bayinnaung ranks 3. Before him are Mary I of England, and Conrad Gessner. After him are Margaret Leijonhufvud, William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Tabinshwehti, Hieronymus Wolf, André Thevet, Cristóvão da Gama, Realdo Colombo, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, and Söyembikä of Kazan. Among people deceased in 1581, Bayinnaung ranks 2. Before him is Mahidevran. After him are Guru Ram Das, Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia, Christopher Báthory, Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Guillaume Postel, Duchess Sabine of Württemberg, Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Louis Bertrand, Honoré I, Lord of Monaco, and Edmund Campion.

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In Myanmar (Burma)

Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), Bayinnaung ranks 4 out of 40. Before him are Aung San Suu Kyi (1945), U Thant (1909), and Aung San (1915). After him are U Nu (1907), Thein Sein (1944), Ne Win (1910), Than Shwe (1933), Alaungpaya (1714), Peter Townsend (1914), Win Myint (1951), and Min Aung Hlaing (1956).

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    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1945 - Present

    HPI: 75.00

    Rank: 1

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    POLITICIAN

    1909 - 1974

    HPI: 69.09

    Rank: 2

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    POLITICIAN

    1915 - 1947

    HPI: 66.96

    Rank: 3

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    Bayinnaung

    POLITICIAN

    1516 - 1581

    HPI: 63.17

    Rank: 4

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    POLITICIAN

    1907 - 1995

    HPI: 62.42

    Rank: 5

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    Thein Sein

    POLITICIAN

    1944 - Present

    HPI: 62.24

    Rank: 6

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    Ne Win

    POLITICIAN

    1910 - 2002

    HPI: 61.65

    Rank: 7

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    Than Shwe

    POLITICIAN

    1933 - Present

    HPI: 61.63

    Rank: 8

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    POLITICIAN

    1714 - 1760

    HPI: 61.30

    Rank: 9

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    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1914 - 1995

    HPI: 60.66

    Rank: 10

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    POLITICIAN

    1951 - Present

    HPI: 60.52

    Rank: 11

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    POLITICIAN

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 60.04

    Rank: 12

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Among POLITICIANS In Myanmar (Burma)

Among politicians born in Myanmar (Burma), Bayinnaung ranks 3. Before him are U Thant (1909), and Aung San (1915). After him are U Nu (1907), Thein Sein (1944), Ne Win (1910), Than Shwe (1933), Alaungpaya (1714), Win Myint (1951), Min Aung Hlaing (1956), Anawrahta (1015), and Htin Kyaw (1946).

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