Bayinnaung

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Bayinnaung was a 16th-century Burmese king who greatly expanded the Toungoo Empire, creating one of the largest and most powerful empires in Southeast Asian history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Burma
Toungoo dynasty ruler
historical figure
monarch
alsoKnownAs Bayinnaung Kyawhtin Nawrahta NERFINISHED
Bayinnaung Min Taya NERFINISHED
associatedWith Toungoo Empire NERFINISHED
birthYear 1516
capitalDuringReign Pegu NERFINISHED
child Minye Thihathu II of Toungoo NERFINISHED
Nanda Bayin NERFINISHED
continent Asia
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Burma NERFINISHED
deathYear 1581
dynasty Toungoo dynasty NERFINISHED
era 16th century
fatherInLaw Thado Dhamma Yaza II of Prome NERFINISHED
fullName Bayinnaung Kyawhtin Nawrahta NERFINISHED
knownFor centralization of royal authority
construction of religious monuments
patronage of Buddhism
vassalage system over neighboring states
militaryRankBeforeKingship general
notableFor campaigns in Arakan
campaigns in Lan Na
campaigns in Lan Xang
campaigns in Manipur
creating one of the largest empires in Southeast Asian history
expansion of the Toungoo Empire
military conquests across mainland Southeast Asia
subjugation of Siam (Ayutthaya)
unification of much of Burma
predecessor Tabinshwehti NERFINISHED
region Southeast Asia
regionOfInfluence Arakan NERFINISHED
Burma NERFINISHED
Lan Na NERFINISHED
Lan Xang NERFINISHED
Manipur NERFINISHED
Siam NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1581
reignStart 1550
religion Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
spouse Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi NERFINISHED
Sanda Dewi NERFINISHED
Yaza Dewi NERFINISHED
successor Nanda Bayin NERFINISHED
title Conqueror of the Ten Directions NERFINISHED
King of Burma NERFINISHED
King of Toungoo NERFINISHED

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Kingdom of Burma notableRuler Bayinnaung
Toungoo Dynasty notableRuler Bayinnaung
Toungoo Dynasty peakUnder Bayinnaung