Naungdawgyi

Naungdawgyi (literally Royal Older brother , Shwebo August 1734 - Sagaing November 28th, 1763) was the second king (1760-1763) of the Dynastie Konbaung of the Myanmar. Born Maung Hlauk and later Prince de Debayin , he was the oldest son of Alaungpaya, founder of the dynasty, and of the queen Me Yun San. He was named heir in April 1752 and succeeded his father with his death on May 11th, 1760. It was crowned on July 26th, 1760 with Sagaing, and went up on the throne of the peacock in Moksobo (later famous Shwebo) on February 9th, 1761.

Several rebellions burst during its reign, most serious being that of Myat Htun, one of the generals of his father of return of Ayutthaya. Naungdawgyi having made call and carry out two other generals who had offended it during the reign of his/her father, Myat Htun seized Ava in 1760 with 12.000 soldiers and the intention of retaurer the Dynastie Toungou. Naungdawgyi put the seat in front of the city with 100.000 soldiers. The seat lasted seven months.

During this period, Naungdawgyi accepted a British envoy, the captain Walter Alves, who had the role of asking for repairs for the massacre of the Cape Negrais of October 1759 and of improving the businesses of the English Compagnie of the Eastern Indies. Although the king refused to answer his requests, it was anxious to start again the trade, because it missed ammunition. The Burmeses held still certain British prisoners and Alves had to go on a second journey to Ava in 1761-62 per two men and of the goods which were there still. Naungdawgyi gave him a letter for the governor of the Bengal and Madras, urging it to reopen the trade, but the British had decided to break the bonds with Burma: the trade with it was not very advantageous and the competition with France had disappeared at that time.,

Minhkaung Nawrahta, a brother of Alaungpaya which was viceroy of Taungû and had largely helped Alves at the time of its voyage in Ava, was following it to rebel. Naungdawgyi, accompanied by his/her younger brother Hsinbyushin went against him with an army and besieged the city, which capitulated at the end of three months. Revolted were put at death, but Naungdawgyi saved his/her uncle, whom it was satisfied to imprison in Ava.

Talabaan, a general my of Pégou which had been grâcié by Alaungpaya and envoy in his birthplace of Martaban, was raised then. It was quickly overcome. Another rebellion mône was crushed by the viceroy of Pégou.

Naungdawgyi was inflexible out of religious matters: the failure with the Buddhist rules and the respect towards the Sangha were punished hard: Intoxication liable to had died as of the second time and to kill out of the animals was strictly prohibited. The people generally appreciated it, and it tried to improve the state of the kingdom.

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