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23-613: Sithu , a former Burmese royal title and modern given name, may refer to: Kings [ edit ] Sithu I , King of Pagan (r. 1112–1167) Sithu II , King of Pagan (r. 1174–1211) Sithu III , King of Pagan (r. 1251–1256) Sithu IV , King of Pagan (r. 1256–1287) Sithu of Pinya , King of Pinya (r. 1340–1344) Sithu Kyawhtin , King of Ava (r. 1551–1555) Royalty, viceroys and governors [ edit ] Sithu Min Oo , Pretender to Pinya throne (1325–1364) Sithu Thanbawa , Prince of

46-517: A fourth Senior Queen and four lesser queens dated to the last quarter of the 1700s. Queens of first rank (Senior Queens) were called Nanya Mibaya ( နန်းရ မိဖုရား , lit. 'Queens who Possess Palaces'). The expansion and ranking of Senior Queens was an innovation during the reign of King Singu Min (1776-1782). In order of precedence, they were as follows: There was a special position between Nanya Mibaya (first rank) and Ahsaungya Mibaya (second rank) named Nanzwe Mibaya ( နန်းဆွယ်မိဖုရား ), for

69-561: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Burmese royal title Kings in Burma assumed a distinctive regnal name and title, usually a combination of Pali and Sanskrit , upon ascending to the throne. The King was known by a variety of titles, including the following: In the early days of the Konbaung Dynasty , Kings had at most, three Senior Queens. Innovations of

92-622: The Ahom governor of Guwahati in Assam, Badan Chandra Borphukan visited the court of Bodawpaya to seek help in order to defeat his political rival Purnananda Burhagohain , the Prime Minister of Ahom Kingdom in Assam. A strong force of 16,000 under the command of Gen. Maha Minhla Minkhaung was sent with Badan Chandra Borphukan . The Burmese force entered Assam in January, 1817 and defeated

115-1007: The Crown Prince was known as the Tabindaing Minthami ( တစ်ပင်တိုင် မင်းသမီး ) or as the Einshe Hteik Hta Mibaya ( အိမ်ရှေ့ထိပ်ထား မိဖုရား ). High-ranking court officials ( အမတ် , amat ) were also ranked into 9 ranks, representing their place at the Great Audience Hall during obeisance ceremonies ( gadaw ), as follows (in order of precedence): Said officials also received 11 types of titles commensurate with their rank, as follows (in order of precedence): The wives of some high-ranking officials also received rank, as follows (in order of precedence): Bodawpaya Bodawpaya ( Burmese : ဘိုးတော်ဘုရား , pronounced [bódɔ̀ pʰəjá] ; Thai : ปดุง ; 11 March 1745 – 5 June 1819)

138-612: The Assamese force in the battle of Ghiladhari. Meanwhile, Purnananda Burhagohain died, and Ruchinath Burhagohain , the son of Purnananda Burahgohain fled to Guwahati. The reigning Ahom king Chandrakanta Singha came in terms with Badan Chandra Borphukan and his Burmese allies. The King appointed Badan Chandra Borphukan as Mantri Phukan (Prime Minister) and an Ahom princess Hemo Aideo was given for marriage to Burmese King Bodawpaya along with many gifts. The Burmese force retired from Assam soon after. A year later, Badan Chandra Borphukan

161-912: The Five Irrigated Districts (r. 1380s–1390s?) Thray Sithu of Myinsaing , Governor of Myinsaing (r. 1386–1426) Sithu of Paukmyaing , Governor of Paukmyaing (r. 1402–?) Sithu Pauk Hla of Yamethin , Governor of Yamethin (r. 1400–1413) Sithu Thihapate of Yamethin , Governor of Yamethin (r. 1413–1428 or later) Sithu Kyawhtin of Toungoo , Viceroy of Toungoo (Taungoo) (r. 1470–1481) Min Sithu of Toungoo , Viceroy of Toungoo (r. 1481–1485) Modern usage [ edit ] Sithu Aye (born 1990), Scottish-Burmese guitarist, musician, and producer based in Scotland Sithu Win (footballer) , Burmese footballer Sithu Win (actor) , Burmese actor and model Topics referred to by

184-545: The Gilded Chambers'). These were innovations dating to the reign of King Bodawphaya . In order of precedence, they were as follows: Royal Queens of fourth rank were considered minor consorts: Royal concubines were typically the daughters of officials and tributary princes. They received no rank and in order of precedence were as follows: Consorts were granted titles based on rank, divided into two grades (queens and for concubines). The styles of queens contained

207-662: The Heir Apparent Thado Minsaw , across the Western Yoma range of mountains. The capital of Arakan Mrauk U was captured on the last of 1784. The Mahamuni Buddha image, among other treasures such as the Khmer bronze statues, were brought back to mainland Burma; these can still be seen in Mandalay . Also taken were 20,000 captives as slaves to pagodas and temples, and the nobility at Amarapura. Once Arakan

230-526: The River Irrawaddy from Mandalay on the west bank. It was however never finished after a prophecy went round saying Payagyi lè apyi that, moksoe thonnya kap – "Once the great pagoda has been wrought, the Moksoe dynasty will come to nought" ( ဘုရားကြီးလည်းအပြီးသတ် မုဆိုးသုညကပ်။ ). It was meant to have stood 150 metres (490 ft), tall enough to be seen from Shwebo in the west, the birthplace of

253-519: The White Elephants ' ), not to be confused with his older brother Hsinbyushin . However, he became known to posterity as Bodawpaya (Grandsire) in relation to his successor, his grandson Bagyidaw (Royal Elder Uncle), who in turn was given this name in relation to his nephew Mindon Min . He fathered 70 sons and 67 daughters by about 54 consorts. Also known as Bodaw U Waing , he invaded Arakan in 1784 sending his royal armies led by his son,

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276-631: The alms round in the controversy concerning the correct way of wearing the robes, and the Order of Monks was unified under the Thudhamma order . Burma became the custodian of Buddhism in the region, and the upasampada ordination was re-introduced to Sri Lanka where it established the Amarapura Nikaya. In 1790 Bodawpaya began the construction of a gigantic stupa called Mantalagyi (Great Royal Stupa) at Mingun , 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) up

299-483: The blue-blood sisters of the King, primed to become a Nanya Mibaya if any of them died. For example, when the first Anauk Nandaw Mibaya of King Mindon, Pintale Mibaya died, her sister Yinge Mibaya, one of the four Nanzwe Mibayas of King Mindon, was replaced as the second Anauk Nandaw Mibaya. As they were the blue-blooded ones, they could not be given the position of ordinary queens. So they became Nanzwe Mibayas. This position

322-661: The dynasty, towering above the Minwun Hills. An earthquake in 1838 left huge fissures in the structure, and also caused the heads of the two gigantic chinthes to fall into the river. There was also a gigantic 90 ton bell dedicated to the stupa called the Mingun Bell , cast between 1808 and 1810. It was the largest ringing bell in the world, when the larger bell in Moscow Kremlin , called the Tsar bell , broke, until

345-526: The following words based on rank, as follows (in order of precedence): The styles of royal concubines contained the following words based on rank, as follows (in order of precedence): Royal princes included the sons and brothers of the King ( Minnyi Mintha ) who were ranked, as follows (in order of precedence): Non-royal princes were individuals of non-royal lineage who were promoted to the rank of prince, and were divided into there ranks, each of which consisted of 18 princes at any given time, divided into 9 of

368-463: The left and 9 of the right.: They were ranked, as follows (in order of precedence): Princely titles were granted based on the prince's rank (of which there were 12 total), which divided into three grades, as follows (in order of precedence): The ranks of the King's daughters were determined by the rank of their mothers. These ranks in order of precedence were as follows: The Crown Princess in line to become chief queen, specially designated to wed

391-514: The next messianic Buddha or Maitreya ( Arimittya ), but his claim was firmly rejected by the Sangha . During his reign, scholarship flourished due to the discipline and stability achieved by establishing a chapter of Sangharajas or senior monks charged with the responsibility of safeguarding the purity of the Sangha. He had successfully arbitrated in favour of orthodoxy to cover both shoulders on

414-407: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sithu . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sithu&oldid=1223588068 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

437-610: Was annexed as a province of Burma, her borders became contiguous with British India . The Arakanese revolted in 1794, and the British Governor of India Sir John Shore (later Lord Teignmouth) sent Captain Michael Symes on an embassy, fully equipped to gather as much information as possible about the country, to the Court of Ava as the kingdom was still known to the outside world. Bodawpaya invaded Siam in 1785 , and

460-475: Was assassinated and the Ahom king Chandrakanta Singha was deposed by rival political faction led by Ruchinath Burhagohain, the son of Purnananda Burhagohain . Chandrakanta Singha and the friends of Badan Chandra Borphukan appeal for help to Bodawpaya. In February 1819, the Burmese forces invaded Assam for second time and reinstalled Chandrakanta Singha on the throne of Assam. Bodawpaya proclaimed himself

483-484: Was created only during the reign of a king who had many queens, such as Bodawpaya and Mindon Min . Royal Queens of second rank were known as Ahsaungya Mibaya ( အဆောင်ရမိဖုရား , lit. 'Queens who Possess Royal Apartments'). These ranks were created during the reign of King Tharrawaddy Min (1837-1846). In order of precedence, they were as follows: Royal Queens of third rank were known as Shweye Hsaungya Mibaya ( ရွှေရေးဆောင်ရ မိဖုရား , lit. 'Royal Queens who Possess

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506-541: Was defeated. The Governor of Tavoy revolted in 1791 with the aid of the Siamese , but a punitive expedition sent by Bodawpaya by sea laid siege ending in peace negotiations in 1793 and the ceding of the Tenasserim coast to the Burmese. He invaded Siam again in 1809 , but was fended off by Maha Senanurak . The Burmese loss of Lan Na during the failed invasion proved to be the end of their 200-year rule. In 1816,

529-570: Was the sixth king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma . Born Maung Shwe Waing and later Badon Min , he was the fourth son of Alaungpaya , founder of the dynasty and the Third Burmese Empire. He was proclaimed king after deposing his nephew Phaungkaza Maung Maung , son of his eldest brother Naungdawgyi , at Ava . Bodawpaya moved the royal capital back to Amarapura in 1782. He was titled Hsinbyumyashin ( lit.   ' Lord of

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