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General Maha Bandoola (1824-1826) was one of Myanmar's brave general who fought against the British in the First Anglo-Myanmar War. In 1819 Maha Bandoola served in the Myanmar army occupying Manipur. and two years later he commanded a second Myanmar force in the conquest of Assam. King Bagyidaw subsequently appointed him governor of Assam and minister at the court of Inwa.
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Bagyidaw (A.D 1819-1837). king of Myanmar from 1819 to 1837. The seventh monarch of the Konbaung. or Alaungpaya dynasty. he was defeated in the First Anglo-Myanmar War (1824-26).
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King Anawrahta (A.D. 1044-1077). also spelled ANIRUDDHA. the first king of all of Myanmar. (reigned 1044-77). who introduced his people to Theravada Buddhism. His capital at Bagan on the Ayeyarwaddy River became a prominent city of pagodas and temples. During his reign Anawrahta united the northern homeland of the Myanmar people with the Mon kingdoms of the south.
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King Bodawpaya (1782-1819) was one of the greatest king of Myanmar. sixth monarch of the Alaungpaya. or Konbaung. dynasty. in whose reign (1782-1819) the long conflict began with the British.
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U Thant Island. or officially Belmont Island. is a tiny 100 x 200 foot (30 x 60 metre) artificial island in New York City's East River. just to the south of Roosevelt Island. It lies across from United Nations headquarters at 42nd Street. and is legally considered a part of the Borough of Manhattan and New York County. The islet is currently protected as a sanctuary for migrating birds. including a small colony of Double-crested Cormorant. and access is prohibited to the public.
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King Sinbyushin (A.D 1763-76) was the third king of the Alaungpaya. or Konbaung dynasty in Myanmar. He pursued a policy of expansion at the expense of practically all his neighbours.SinphyushinminSinbyushin's most important single project was the subjugation of Siam (now Thailand).
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Comalcalco was a major Mayan port city that was believed to have flourished between A.D 700 to A.D 900. Though others place it much older, and even perhaps older still, since the finds at Nakbe in the Petén, it may go back to 1000 BCE, and beyond. Since there was no rock quarry or stone to use in the area, they built the buildings out of bricks made of baked mud.
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King Alaungpaya (1752-1760) was also known as U Aung Zeya. and also meaning "The Victorious" in Myanmar. He was born in Shwebo in upper Myanmar. He was the one who unified Myanmar and founded the Alaungpaya. or Konbaung. dynasty. which held power until the British annexed Upper (northern) Myanmar on Jan. 1. 1886. He also conquered the independent Mon kingdom of Bago (in the Ayeyarwaddy River delta).
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Nawara Boat is also called Nawa Rupa Boat. Nawa means nine and Rupa means beauty.The legends of Boats
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King Nanda was the king of the Taungoo dynasty of Myanmar whose reign (1581-99) ended with the dismemberment of the empire established by his father. Bayinnaung. Upon coming to the throne. Nanda Bayin was faced with a rebellion of his uncle. the viceroy of Inwa. whom he defeated three years later. In December 1584 Nanda Bayin marched into Siam. which had been a vassal of his father. to subjugate the Siamese patriot Naresuan.
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This article was written in 1985. one hundred years after King Thibaw and Queen Supayar Latt were taken to India by the British.
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King Binnya Dala (1747-57) was the last king of Bago in southern Myanmar. whose independence from the northern Myanmars was revived briefly between 1740 and 1757. In 1747 Binnya Dala succeeded Smim Htaw Buddhaketi. who had seven years earlier been set up as king of the Mon in the new capital of Bago after their successful revolt against the Myanmars.
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The Hope Diamond in Smithsonian Museum.World's Largest Blude Diamond A Rare but Cursed Treasure.Diamond is the strongest mineral found on earth. Diamond is also the most precious and the most priceless jewel. In Europe. during the middle age. diamonds were assumed to be the reflectors of Jesus Christ. In Myanmar. since many eras ago. diamonds were regarded as the most sacred elements on earth. and were offered to pagodas as the Diamond Orb. located at the topmost of the pagoda.
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King Bayinnaung (1551-1581) was also known as Braginoco or Barinnaung. He was the king of the Taungoo dynasty and reigned from 1551 to 81 in Myanmar. He unified his country and conquered the Shan States and Siam (now Thailand). making Myanmar the most powerful kingdom in mainland Southeast Asia. In 1550 a revolt broke out among the Mons of southern Myanmar. and Bayinnaung's brother-in-law. Tabinshwehti. was assassinated at Bago in 1551 by a Mon prince.
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The Hope Diamond
Panbe is the tempering of iron in the furnace to make necessary items. The artisans make ox cart axle. ox cart iron. tyre. scissors. hammer. adze. pickaxe. knife. hatchet. axe. digging hoe and mattock.
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King Tabinshwehti (1531-1550) was the king who unified Myanmar and reigned from 1531 until 50. He was the second monarch of the Taungoo dynasty. which his father. Minkyinyo. had founded in 1486. In 1535 Tabinshwehti began a military campaign against the kingdom of Bago in southern Myanmar. capturing the city of Pathein in the Ayeyarwaddy delta.
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This is a copy of Myanmar King Mindon's letter to American President James Buchanan. dated February. 1857.
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King Wareru (1287-1296) was famous king of Hanthawaddy (Hansavadi. or Bago). who ruled over the Mon people of Lower Myanmar. He was also called Magado or Chao Fa Rua. King Wareru was a Thai adventurer of humble origins who had married a daughter of King Ramkhamhaeng of Sukhothai and had established himself as overlord of Martaban on the Salween River in 1281.
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Pondaung is a geographical region in Myanmar lying partly in the Sagaing and partly in Magway Divisions. It has become well known world wide due to the discovery of fossilized remains of anthropoid primate some years back by both Myanmar and foreign geologists. Teams of experts on the subject from the United States.