page_title: Maha Bandula
section_title: Commemorations
hierarchical_section_title: Maha Bandula / Legacy / Commemorations
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Pont Maha Bandula à Rangoon
context_page_description: General Maha Bandula was commander-in-chief of the Royal Burmese Armed Forces from 1821 until his death in 1825 in the First Anglo-Burmese War. Bandula was a key figure in the Konbaung dynasty's policy of expansionism in Manipur and Assam that ultimately resulted in the war and the beginning of the downfall of the dynasty. Nonetheless, the general, who died in action, is celebrated as a national hero by the Burmese for his resistance to the British. Today, some of the most prominent places in the country are named after him.
context_section_description: Team Bandula is one of five student teams into which all students in every Burmese primary and secondary school are organized. The other four teams are named after the greatest kings of Burmese history: Team Anawrahta, Team Kyansittha, Team Bayinnaung and Team Alaungpaya.
  Some of the most prominent places in Myanmar are named after the fallen general.
  Maha Bandula Road, one of four major avenues in downtown Yangon
  Maha Bandula Park in the center of downtown Yangon
  Maha Bandula Park Road, a busy street in downtown Yangon
  Maha Bandula Bridge, a bridge in eastern Yangon
  UMS Maha Bandula, Myanmar Navy Frigate
caption: Maha Bandula Bridge in Downtown Yangon
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