Phaungkaza Maung Maung

King of Konbaung, Lord of Phaungka

Phaungkaza Maung Maung ဖောင်းကားစား မောင်မောင်
King of Konbaung, Lord of Phaungka
King of Burma
Reign	5–11 February 1782^{[citation needed ]}
Predecessor	Singu
Successor	Bodawpaya

Born	Maung Maung မောင်မောင် (1763年09月15日)15 September 1763^{[note 1]} Thursday, 9th waxing of Thadingyut 1125 ME Sagaing
Died	11 February 1782(1782年02月11日) (aged 18)^[1] Monday, 14th waning of Tabodwe 1143 ME Ava (Inwa)
Burial	Ava
Consort	Shin Bai Toke two queens in total
House	Konbaung
Father	Naungdawgyi
Mother	Shin Hpo U
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

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Phaungkaza Maung Maung (Burmese: ဖောင်းကားစား မောင်မောင် [phàʊɰ̃ɡázámàʊɰ̃màʊɰ̃] ; 15 September 1763 – 11 February 1782) was the fifth king of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma, whose reign lasted six days. Maung Maung, the eldest son of Naungdawgyi, the second king of the Konbaung Dynasty, and Chief queen Shin Hpo U. He was granted the appenage of Phaungga in fief. On 5 February 1782, the 18-year-old Prince of Phaungka pretended to be a king and entered the palace and seized the throne while his cousin King Singu pilgrimaging to Anyar Thiha Taw Pagoda. Phaungkaza Maung Maung was the shortest lived king among the Konbaung Kings.

His uncle Prince of Badon (later King Bodawpaya) quickly came to palace and deposed him on 11 February 1782. Maung Maung and his chief queen were drowned to death on the same day.

Family

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He had two queens, chief queen was Shin Bai Toke, daughter of U Shun, who was brother of the barn minister U Tun. She gave birth to a son who was named Maung Yike who rebelled against Bodawpaya in 1805, based in Kyun Hla Village. The second queen was Me Bwar, daughter of Min Khe Paung, who was a daughter of King Mahadhammaraza Dipadi, the last king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma. She did not bear any issue.

Notes

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^ The Konbaung Set Yazawin chronicle (Konbaung Set Vol. 1 2004: 381) says he was born on Thursday, 6th waxing of Thadingyut 1125 ME, which translates to Monday, 12 September 1763. The correct date should be 9th waxing of Thadingyut.

References

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^ Konbaung Set Vol. 1 2004: 381

Bibliography

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Maung Maung Tin, U (1905). Konbaung Set Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2004 ed.). Yangon: Department of Universities History Research, University of Yangon.

Regnal titles
Phaungkaza Maung Maung Konbaung Dynasty Born: 15 September 1763 Died: 11 February 1782
Preceded by Singu	King of Burma 5 February 1782 – 11 February 1782	Succeeded by Bodawpaya
Royal titles
Preceded by	Prince of Phaungka 17?? – 1782	Succeeded by

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