POLITICIAN

Bayinnaung

1516 - 1581

Bayinnaung

Bayinnaung Kyawhtin Nawrahta (16 January 1516 – 10 October 1581) was King of Burma from 30 April 1550 until his death in 1581, during the Toungoo dynasty. His reign is considered one of the most momentous in Burmese history, famously described as "the greatest explosion of human energy ever seen in Burma." During his rule, he assembled the largest empire in Southeast Asian history, which encompassed much of present-day Myanmar, as well as the Shan States, Lan Na, Lan Xang, Manipur, and the Ayutthaya Kingdom. Though best remembered for his empire-building, Bayinnaung's most enduring legacy was the integration of the Chinese Shan States into the Irrawaddy valley administrative system. After conquering the Shan States between 1557 and 1563, he implemented a series of administrative reforms aimed at reducing the power of hereditary rulers, known as saophas, and aligning Shan governance and customs with lowland Burmese norms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bayinnaung is the 3,528th most popular politician (down from 2,930th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) (down from 4th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Burmese Politician.

Bayinnaung is most famous for his conquest of Ayutthaya, the capital of the Kingdom of Siam.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bayinnaung ranks 3,528 out of 19,576. Before him are Anatoly Lunacharsky, Hyrcanus II, Luigi Einaudi, Violeta Chamorro, U of Goryeo, and Ernest, Elector of Saxony. After him are Dingane kaSenzangakhona, Louisa Maria Stuart, Emperor Taizu of Jin, Antiochus XI Epiphanes, Vukašin of Serbia, and Tudḫaliya I.

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HPI: 68.70
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HPI: 68.70
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HPI: 68.70
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Violeta Chamorro
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HPI: 68.68
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HPI: 68.68
Rank: 3,535
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HPI: 68.68
Rank: 3,536

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1516, Bayinnaung ranks 3. Before him are Mary I of England, and Conrad Gessner. After him are Margaret Leijonhufvud, Tabinshwehti, Hieronymus Wolf, William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Söyembikä of Kazan, André Thevet, Cristóvão da Gama, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, and Realdo Colombo. Among people deceased in 1581, Bayinnaung ranks 3. Before him are Mahidevran, and Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. After him are Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia, Christopher Báthory, Guru Ram Das, Guillaume Postel, Honoré I, Lord of Monaco, Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Louis Bertrand, Duchess Sabine of Württemberg, and Frans Pourbus the Elder.

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Mary I of England
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1558
HPI: 85.22
Rank: 1
Conrad Gessner
BIOLOGIST
1516 - 1565
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 2
Bayinnaung
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1581
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 3
Margaret Leijonhufvud
COMPANION
1516 - 1551
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 4
Tabinshwehti
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1550
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 5
Hieronymus Wolf
HISTORIAN
1516 - 1580
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 6
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1592
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 7
Söyembikä of Kazan
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1557
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 8
André Thevet
EXPLORER
1516 - 1590
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 9
Cristóvão da Gama
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1516 - 1542
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 10
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1547
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 11
Realdo Colombo
PHYSICIAN
1516 - 1559
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1581

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Mahidevran
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1581
HPI: 79.62
Rank: 1
Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
POLITICIAN
1531 - 1581
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 2
Bayinnaung
POLITICIAN
1516 - 1581
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 3
Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1554 - 1581
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 4
Christopher Báthory
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1581
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 5
Guru Ram Das
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1534 - 1581
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 6
Guillaume Postel
MATHEMATICIAN
1510 - 1581
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 7
Honoré I, Lord of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1522 - 1581
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 8
Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
POLITICIAN
1510 - 1581
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 9
Louis Bertrand
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1526 - 1581
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 10
Duchess Sabine of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1549 - 1581
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 11
Frans Pourbus the Elder
PAINTER
1545 - 1581
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 12