Taungoo Burma in the 1540s

Name: Taungoo Burma in the 1540s
Start: 1541
End: 1550

Type Event Region Burma Time 1541–1550

In the 1540s, Taungoo king Tabinshwehti (1516–1550), after conquering Bago and Hanthawaddy, continued expanding Burma's territory, integrating Mon re…

Timeline

1541–1545Bago · BurmaAfter conquering Bago in 1539, in the 1540s Tabinshwehti established a new ruling center in the old Mon capital, integrating Mon administrative traditions with Burmese military power and controlling the wealth and trade routes of the Irrawaddy Delta.
1548–1550Ayutthaya · ThailandIn 1548 Tabinshwehti led a Burmese army to besiege Ayutthaya in Siam, withdrawing after fierce resistance; though the expedition failed to conquer Siam, it established Taungoo's military dominance over mainland Southeast Asia, and after the king's assassination in 1550, Binnya Dala (Minkhaung) succeeded him and continued external expansion.

Sources

Tabinshwehti https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tabinshwehti
The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma — Thant Myint-U (2006)