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2 days ago · A second siege (1563–1564) led by King Bayinnaung forced King Maha Chakkraphat to surrender in 1564. The royal family was taken to Pegu (Bago), with the king's second son Mahinthrathirat installed as the vassal king.
5 days ago · Bago, 80km from Yangon, was once the ancient capital of the Mon Kings and of the second Myanmar empire founded by King Bayinnaung. Shwethar Lyaung Pagoda and Kyaik Pun Pagoda are its most visited attractions but Maha Kalyani Sima, Mahazedi Pagoda, Shwegugale Pagoda and Snake Pagoda are also worth seeing.
1 day ago · After Bayinnaung's death in 1581, Uparaja Naresuan proclaimed Ayutthaya's independence in 1584. The Thai fought off repeated Burmese invasions (1584–1593), capped by an elephant duel between King Naresuan and Burmese heir-apparent Mingyi Swa in 1593 during the fourth siege of Ayutthaya in which Naresuan famously slew Mingyi Swa.
4 days ago · Businessmen close to commodity markets told Myanmar Now that on June 21, the military arrested and interrogated several owners of the Bayinnaung Commodity market for allegedly selling rice at prices higher than the official rates. Among those detained is U Ye Min Aung, chairman of the Myanmar Rice and Paddy Traders Association.
5 days ago · New branches of the bank have recently opened in Bayinnaung and Mandalay. Aside from the Youth Care and Development fund, U Thein Tun sponsors other social activities such as sports competitions for the national football and volleyball teams.
4 days ago · His more celebrated successor Bayinnaung then greatly expanded the empire, conquering much of mainland Southeast Asia by 1565. He spent the next decade keeping the empire intact, putting down rebellions in Siam, Lan Xang and the northernmost Shan states.
5 days ago · Le 23 septembre marquait le deuxième anniversaire de l’attaque brutale de l’armée birmane contre Thantlang, une ville de l’État Chin proche de la frontière du pays avec l’Inde. L’assaut, au cours duquel les troupes de la junte ont incendié une...
