List of wars involving Myanmar
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This is a list of wars that involve Myanmar
- Burmese victory
- Burmese defeat
- Other result
- Ongoing
Classical Burma
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| Nanzhao invasion of Pyu city states | Pyu city states | Nanzhao Kingdom | Defeat[1] | |
| Anawrahta conquest of Shan Hills | Pagan Kingdom | Nanzhao Kingdom Shan States |
Victory[2] | |
| Anawrahta conquest of Thaton | Pagan Kingdom | Thaton Kingdom |
Victory[3] |
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| Anawrahta conquest of Arakan | Pagan Kingdom | Arakan | Victory | |
| Polonnaruwa–Pagan War (1165–1181) |
Polonnaruwa victory | |||
| First Mongol invasion of Burma (1277–1287) (part of the Mongol invasions and Kublai Khan's campaigns) |
Mongol victory
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Medieval Burma
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| Second Mongol invasion of Burma (1300-1301) (part of the Mongol invasions) |
Burmese victory | ||
| Forty Years' War (1385–1423) |
Ava |  Hanthawaddy Pegu
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Stalemate
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| Mrauk U invasion of Chittagong (1530–1666) |
Arakanese victory
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1547–1549) (part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) |
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Inconclusive |
| Burmese–Siamese War (1563–1564) (part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) |
Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam) |
Burmese victory | |
| Toungoo–Ava War (1538–1545) (part of the Wars of Toungoo Empire) |
Ava Kingdom |
Toungoo Kingdom Portuguese contingent |
Toungoo victory
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Toungoo dynasty
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Konbaung dynasty
[edit]| Conflict | Combatants | Result | Notable battles | |
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| Konbaung-Hanthawaddy War (1752-1757) (part of the Wars of Konbaung Empire) |
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Konbaung victory
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| Burmese-Manipuri War (1758) |  Konbaung dynasty
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Manipur Kingdom | Victory | |
| Invasion of Negrais (1759) | Konbaung dynasty
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Victory | |
| Konbaung expedition to Lan na | Konbaung dynasty
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 Lanna kingdom
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Victory | |
| Burmese–Siamese War (1759–1760) (part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) |
Konbaung dynasty (Burma)
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 Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam)
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Inconclusive.
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| Minkhaung Nawrahta rebellion | Konbaung dynasty
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Minkhaung Nawrahta | Victory | |
| Toungoo rebellion of 1761-1762 | Konbaung dynasty
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 Toungoo dynasty
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Victory | |
| Lan Na rebellion 1761-63 | Konbaung dynasty
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Lanna kingdom
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Victory | |
| Manipuri rebellion 1763 | Konbaung dynasty
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Manipur Kingdom | Victory | |
| Burmese conquest of Luang Prabang (1765) | Konbaung dynasty
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Victory | |
| Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767) (part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) |
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Burmese victory
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| Sino-Burmese War (1765 – 1769) (part of the Ten Great Campaigns) |
Burma
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 China
Co-belligerents: Ayutthaya Kingdom (until 1767)[6][7] Thonburi Kingdom (from 1767)[8]
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Burmese victory
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1775–1776) (part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) |
Konbaung dynasty (Burma)
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Thonburi Kingdom (Siam)
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Siamese victory
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1785–1786) (part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) |
Siamese victory
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| Konbaung Dynasty conquest of Arakan (1785) | Konbaung dynasty
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Kingdom of Mrauk U | Burmese victory
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1788) (part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) |
 Konbaung dynasty (Burma)
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Burmese victory | |
| Burmese–Siamese War (1792–1794) (part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) |
Konbaung dynasty (Burma)
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Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam)
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Burmese victory
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1797–1798) (part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) |
Siamese victory
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1802–1805) (part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) |
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Siamese victory
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1809–1812) (part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) |
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Siamese and Kedahan victory
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| Burmese invasions of Assam (1817–1826) | Victory
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| First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826) (part of the Anglo-Burmese Wars) |
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British victory[13]
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| Burmese–Siamese War (1849–1855) (1850-1854) (part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) |
 Konbaung dynasty (Burma)Kengtung State (under Burmese suzerainty) |
 Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) Kingdom of Chiang Mai (tributary to Siam)Princedom of Nan (tributary to Siam) |
Burmese victory | |
| Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852–1853) (part of the Anglo-Burmese Wars) |
British victory
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| Third Anglo-Burmese War (1885) (part of the Anglo-Burmese Wars) |
British victory
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Colonial and Postcolonial Era
[edit]| Conflict | Combatants | Result | Notable battles | |
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| Burmese resistance (1885-1895) |
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British victory
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| Japanese invasion of Burma (1941–1942) (part of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II) |
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Axis victory |
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| Burma campaign (1942–1943) (part of the Burma campaign of World War II) | Axis victory: |
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| Burma campaign (1944) (part of the Burma campaign of World War II) |
 United Kingdom and Empire
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Allied victory |
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| Burma Campaign (1944–1945) (part of the Burma campaign of World War II) |
Allies United Kingdom and Empire:
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Axis Japan
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Allied victory
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| Internal conflict in Myanmar (1948–present) |
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Ongoing | |
| Campaign at the China–Burma Border (1960–1961) (part of the Cold War in Asia) | Victory
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| Operation Sunrise (February 2019–June 2019) (part of the Insurgency in Northeast India) |
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Victory
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| Myanmar civil war (2021–present) (part of the Myanmar conflict) |
Other organisations |
Ongoing
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Thant Myint U (2008). The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma. p. 67. ISBN 9780374163426.
- ^ Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. pp. 26–31. ISBN 9780367136864.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ South, Ashley (2003). Mon nationalism and civil war in Burma: the golden sheldrake. Routledge. p. 419. ISBN 978-0-7007-1609-8.
- ^ Jadu Nath Sarkar (1948). The History Of Bengal 1948 Vol Ii. p. 381.
- ^ Symes 1800.
- ^ Erika, Masuda (2007). "The Fall of Ayutthaya and Siam's Disrupted Order of Tribute to China (1767-1782)". Taiwan Journal of Southeast Asian Studies.
- ^ Aung-Thwin, Michael; Aung-Thwin, Maitrii (15 October 2013). A History of Myanmar since Ancient Times: Traditions and Transformations. Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-86189-939-2.
- ^ Erika, Masuda (2007). "The Fall of Ayutthaya and Siam's Disrupted Order of Tribute to China (1767-1782)". Taiwan Journal of Southeast Asian Studies.
- ^ Whiting 2002, pp. 480–481.
- ^ Baker, Chris; Phongpaichit, Pasuk (2014). A History of Thailand (3 ed.). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9781139656993. ISBN 9781139656993. S2CID 153098957.
- ^ Wood, W.A.R. (1924). A History of Siam. London: T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd. pp. 276–277. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Van Roy, Edward (2010). "Safe Haven: Mon Refugees at the Capitals of Siam from the 1500s to the 1800s" (PDF). Journal of the Siam Society. 98: 172–173. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Sophonpanich, Ithi (14 May 2021). "The Anxieties of Empire: British Debate on the Failure of John Crawfurd's Mission to Siam, c. 1820–1830". Journal of the Siam Society. 109 (1): 135. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b The Burma Boy, Al Jazeera Documentary, Barnaby Phillips follows the life of one of the forgotten heroes of World War II, Al Jazeera Correspondent Last Modified: 22 July 2012 07:21,
- ^ "Ethnic armed organisations' conference commences". Government of Myanmar. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Myanmar military deployed warships in southern coast". 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Murders in Yangon and Mandalay linked to Thwe Thout". Myanmar Now. 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "ဘူးသီးတောင်တိုက်ပွဲ ရိုဟင်ဂျာ ၂၅ ဦးသေဆုံး၊ ၃၀၀၀ နီးပါး ထွက်ပြေးနေရ" [25 Rohingya killed in Buthidaung battle; nearly 3,000 are fleeing] (in Burmese). 15 April 2024. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Sagaing and Magway PDFs launch guerrilla attacks on military columns". Myanmar Now. 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Yangon PDF Central Command announces attacks after Kyimyindine crackdown". BNI. 7 December 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Lynn, Kyaw Ye. "Curfew imposed after clashes near Myanmar-China border". Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Intense clash in Mese, Karenni State". Democratic Voice of Burma (in Burmese). 20 June 2023. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "The 4K, the clash in Mese, and the military movement of Karenni State". People's Spring (in Burmese). 20 June 2023. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ Ethnic Pa-O Group Exits Myanmar Peace Talks, Formally Joins War Against Dictatorship. Yuzana. January 27, 2024. The Irrawaddy. Archived January 27, 2024, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The PDFs marching to their own tune. Frontier Myanmar. July 13, 2022
- ^ Nicola Williams (31 May 2023). "Lower Myanmar: urban guerrillas and new patterns of resistance". IISS.
- ^ "The Junta's Deceptive Ceasefire and Ongoing Aerial Threats to Civilians – Issue 169". Myanmar Peace Monitor. 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Resistance Sets up the Chin People's Administrative Committee to Govern Chinland". BNI. 29 January 2024. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
Notes
[edit]- ^ The government of Myanmar refers to all insurgent groups as "ethnic armed organisations", including groups like the All Burma Students' Democratic Front and Communist Party of Burma, which do not fight for a specific ethnic group's interests.[15]
- ^ former New Democratic Army – Kachin, Lahu Democratic Front, Karen National Army
- ^ Hundreds of anti-SAC local defence forces are strewn across the country, which operate unconventionally, carrying out hit-and-run attacks, targeted killings, ambushes, remote bombings and a small number of rocket attacks.[26]