Burmese Civil Wars of 1368-1599
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: Southeast Asia, Burma, Indochina
- Date: 1368-1599
Article abstract: At issue: Provincial supremacy of Burma. Result: Burma was united in 1555.
Background
The land that was Burma in the fourteenth century was plagued with revolt and disorder. In 1364, in an effort to consolidate Shan domination, Shan chieftain Thadominbya eliminated the separate states of Pinya and Sagaing and selected Ava at the confluence of the Myitngé and the Irrawaddy as the site of his capital. The southern region of his kingdom, largely unaffected by Shan inroads, was in revolt and his first responsibility was to restore...
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