Konbaung dynasty

The **Konbaung dynasty** (), also known as the **Third Burmese Empire** (တတိယမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်), was the last dynasty that ruled Burma from 1752 to 1885.

## Overview

The Konbaung dynasty created the second-largest empire in Burmese history and continued the administrative reforms begun by the Toungoo dynasty, laying the foundations of the modern state of Burma. The reforms, however, proved insufficient to stem the advance of the British Empire, who defeated the Burmese in all three Anglo-Burmese Wars over a six-decade span (1824 – 1885) and ended the millennium-old Burmese monarchy in 1885.

Pretenders to the dynasty claim descent from Myat Phaya Lat, one of Thibaw's daughters.  An expansionist dynasty, the Konbaung kings waged campaigns against the Lushai Hills, Manipur, Assam, Arakan, the Mon kingdom of Pegu, Siam (Ayutthaya, Thonburi, Rattanakosin), and the Qing dynasty of China—thus establishing the Third Burmese Empire. Subject to later wars and treaties with the British, the modern state of Myanmar can trace its current borders to these events.

## Infobox (former country)

- **native name**:

- **conventional long name**: Konbaung dynasty
- **common name**: Konbaung
- **era**: Early modern period
- **status**: Monarchy, Kingdom or Empire
- **event start**: Established
- **year start**: 1752
- **date start**: 29 February
- **event end**: Annexed into British Raj
- **year end**: 1885
- **date end**: 29 November
- **event1**: Konbaung-Hanthawaddy War
- **date event1**: 1752–1757
- **event2**: Burmese–Siamese Wars
- **date event2**: 1759–1812, 1849–1855
- **event3**: Sino-Burmese War
- **date event3**: 1765–1769
- **event4**: Conquest of Kingdom of Mrauk U, Arakan
- **date event4**: 1785
- **event5**: Anglo-Burmese Wars
- **date event5**: 1824–1826, 1852, 1885
- **p1**: Toungoo dynasty
- **p2**: Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom
- **p3**: Kingdom of Mrauk U
- **p4**: Ahom kingdom
- **p5**: Dimasa Kingdom
- **p6**: Lan Na
- **p7**: Ayutthaya Kingdom
- **p8**: Qing dynasty
- **p9**: Mughal Empire
- **s1**: British Raj
- **s2**: Burma Province
- **s3**: Kingdom of Siam
- **s4**: Kingdom of Chiang Mai
- **s5**: Bengal Presidency
- **image flag**: Flag of Konbaung Dynasty (Nonrectangular).svg
- **flag border**: no
- **flag**: Flag of Myanmar
- **flag type**: Flag
- **image coat**: State seal of the Konbaung dynasty.svg
- **symbol type**: Royal Seal
- **symbol**: State Seal of Myanmar
- **royal anthem**: :my:စံရာတောင်ကျွန်းလုံးသူ့, စံရာတောင်ကျွန်းလုံးသူ့ (_The Whole Southern Island Belongs To Him_) (-1885)
- **image map**: Konbaung 1767 Map 2.png
- **map caption**: Konbaung Dynasty in 1767
- **image map2**: Konbaung dynasty 3.png
- **image map2 caption**: Konbaung Dynasty in 1824
- **common languages**: Burmese language, Burmese
- **religion**: Buddhism in Myanmar, Theravada Buddhism (official)
- **demonym**: Burmese people, Burmese
- **government type**: Absolute monarchy
- **title leader**: List of Burmese monarchs, Monarch
- **leader1**: Alaungpaya
- **year leader1**: 1752–1760 (first)
- **leader2**: Hsinbyushin
- **year leader2**: 1763–1776
- **leader3**: Bodawpaya
- **year leader3**: 1782–1819
- **leader4**: Mindon Min
- **year leader4**: 1853–1878
- **leader5**: Thibaw Min
- **year leader5**: 1878–1885 (last)
- **legislature**: None
- **currency**: Myanmar kyat#First kyat, 1852–1889, kyat
- **stat year1**: 1824
- **stat area1**: 794,000
- **stat year2**: 1824
- **stat pop2**: 3000000