Royal Burma

Burma has an ancient royal history which has left behind many magnificent monuments across the country. The Konbaung dynasty, founded by King Alaungpaya in 1752, was the 3rd Burmese empire and throughout their reign Burma reached her peak of size and power. For about a century Burma dominated the region but in the 1800's a series of wars broke out with the British. The last native King of Burma was Thibaw Min who reigned from 1878 to 1885. After his defeat in the Third Anglo-Burmese War he was deposed by the British and shipped off to exile in India after which Burma became part of the British Empire of India. Mandalay was the last royal capital and is still regarded as the cultural heart of Burma with many breathtaking monuments, temples and a rebuilt palace complex.

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Education

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• Burma
• Konbaung
• Alaungpaya
• Thibaw
• Royalty
• Monarchy

[Mavrilon]

What is the title of the beautiful music in the background ?

[MadMonarchist]

Thank you for your sentiments. The piece is called "Sign of the Bene Gesserit".

[Nishkid641]

And just like many other Asian countries, Myanmar could fight against its Asian neighbors, but it could never be able to defeat European power.

[MadMonarchist]

And yet the Europeans have gone and the Burmese remain, so if they lack the might they have nonetheless prevailed by will. Then of course there is Japan that defeated Russia, Vietnam that defeated France etc.

[sonofburma]

Great Kingdoms...

Brave Warriors...

Bliss of Theravada...

And... Our Glorious Past...

Long Live Burma...

[gibsonko]

Dear all ..... we all love our country , our culture and our society as much as our Monarch .We all know that our history and I still believe that we (we are the people) of Burma never taking down of our Monarch and they were still in their power and their right. They are the reason , we all know proud country BURMA (Myanmar) today and we shell keep these Glorious spirit for ever.... as sonofburma said. ."LONG LIVE BURMA"!!!!!!

[tweetytotherescue]

i wish i can turn back time to those day, so i can see what it's like to be in that ceuntry

[singtobarrow]

@Mavrilon Its from a Thai movie called Suriyothai

[unitedstateofamerful]

burmese empire always killed peopel in south east asia..they think they are the best empire..but they don't know about their future..in 1885,,all burmese king family and soldiers were killed and captured by british..hahahahhahahah

[springbreezejoy]

Thank you for this video. I would like to see the family pictures if you have of our last King.. The daughters were also taken to Calcutta with their parents and never heard of them again. Very cruel.

yeah , Queen Suayalat was the master mind in getting rid of all the higher, more intelligent and able Princes so King Thibaw could be placed on the Throne, with tragic consequences. Thank you for the video.

[kong1100]

poor country.

[Thuriyasai]

I blame Chief Queen Supayalat (King Thibaw's wife) for the defeat of the Kobaung Dynasty

[KYIMGMG]

Looking forward to the 4th Myanmar Empire.