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Maha Bandula

1782–1825 · 19th century

Maha Bandula was a Burmese general of the Konbaung dynasty who led campaigns in Manipur and Assam and on the frontier of British Bengal. In the First Anglo-Burmese War he commanded the Burmese armies against the British, was defeated near Yangon in December 1824, and was killed at Danubyu on 1 April 1825. He is honoured in Myanmar as a national hero.

Maha Bandula
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Maha Bandula. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/maha-bandula
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