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Tabinshwehti, Burmese king (died 1550)

Historical image related to Tabinshwehti, Burmese king (died 1550) from April 16, 1516

Tabinshwehti

Founder of the First Toungoo Empire

Tabinshwehti was King of Burma from 1530 to 1550, and the founder of the First Toungoo Empire. His military campaigns (1534–1549) created the largest kingdom in Burma since the fall of the Pagan Empire in 1287. His administratively fragile kingdom proved to be the impetus for…
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April 16

Day of the year

April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 259 days remain until the end of the year.
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