Tabinshwehti

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Tabinshwehti was a 16th-century Burmese king who transformed the Toungoo Dynasty into a major empire by unifying much of Myanmar through military conquest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Burma
Toungoo dynasty monarch
human
advisor Bayinnaung NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Tabin Shwe Hti NERFINISHED
Tabinshwe Hti NERFINISHED
campaign invasion of Ayutthaya in the 1540s
capitalDuringReign Pegu NERFINISHED
Toungoo NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath assassination
closeAlly Bayinnaung NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Toungoo NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1516
dateOfDeath 1550
dynasty Toungoo dynasty NERFINISHED
era 16th century
ethnicGroup Bamar NERFINISHED
father Mingyi Nyo NERFINISHED
fullName Tabinshwehti NERFINISHED
house House of Toungoo NERFINISHED
knownFor relocating the royal capital to Pegu
use of firearms and foreign mercenaries in warfare
language Burmese
mannerOfDeath assassination
militaryRank commander
monarchOf Toungoo Dynasty NERFINISHED
notableFor campaigns against Arakan
campaigns against Ayutthaya
conquest of Hanthawaddy Kingdom
transforming Toungoo into a major Burmese empire
unifying much of Myanmar through military conquest
wars against the Shan states
placeOfBirth Toungoo NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Pegu NERFINISHED
positionHeld King of Toungoo NERFINISHED
predecessor Mingyi Nyo NERFINISHED
regionRuled Burma NERFINISHED
Myanmar NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1550
reignStart 1530
religion Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
spouse Atula Thiri Dhamma Dewi NERFINISHED
Khin Hpone Soe NERFINISHED
successor Bayinnaung NERFINISHED
successorStateBuilt First Toungoo Empire NERFINISHED
territorialExpansion conquest of Lower Burma
subjugation of several Shan states
unification of central Burma

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Toungoo Dynasty notableRuler Tabinshwehti