Maha Bandula
General Maha Bandula was commanderinchief of the Royal Burmese Armed Forces from 1821 until his death in 1825 in the First AngloBurmese War. Bandula was a key figure in the Konbaung dynastys policy of expansionism in Manipur and Assam that ultimately resulted in the war and the beginning of the downfall of the dynasty. Nonetheless, the general, who died 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.
Maha Bandula was born Maung Yit onNovember 1782 in Dabayin, the firstborn son of a minor gentry family of Pauk Taw and his wife, Nyein . He had three siblings brother Aye , sister Dok , and brother Myat Ne . As customary with Burmese boys of the era, Yit from age ofreceived education at the local Buddhist monastery. He had to quit his studies before he turnedafter his father died of illness. He had to take on early responsibilities in his youth after the death of his father. He worked the sesame fields with his mother and looked after his younger siblings. He got married a few years later to Shin Min Bu . They had a son named Kyan Gyi .
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