Kingdom that ruled Lower Burma and parts of Upper Burma from 1740 to 1757, growing out of a rebellion by the Mon people, succeeded in restoring the fallen Mon-speaking Kingdom of Hanthawaddy and ended the 266-year-old Toungoo dynasty. It was established on 29 November 1740 in what is now Myanmar and lasted until 6 May 1757 (about 16 years).
Before and after
- from 1740 to 1763Silesian Wars
- 2 June 1740Birth of Marquis de Sade
- 20 October 1740Birth of Isabelle de Charrière
- 14 November 1740Founding of University of Pennsylvania
- from 29 November 1740 to 6 May 1757Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom
- from 16 December 1740 to 18 October 1748War of the Austrian Succession
- 1741Steller's sea cow is discovered and then hunted to extinction
- 28 July 1741Death of Antonio Vivaldi
- 13 April 1742Handel's Messiah premieres in Dublin
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The era
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