Maha Bandula

commander-in-chief of the Royal Burmese Armed Forces

1782 CE to 1825 CE

General Maha Bandula (November 6, 1782 – April 1, 1825) is commander-in-chief of the Royal Burmese Armed Forces from 1821 until his death in 1825 in the First Anglo-Burmese War.

Bandula is a key figure in the Konbaung dynasty's policy of expansionism in Manipur and Assam that ultimately results in the war and the beginning of the downfall of the dynasty.

Nonetheless, the general, who dies 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.

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