The Burmese imperial dynasty that reunified Burma and briefly conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom, building the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia at its 16th-century peak.
Destroyed when the Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom captured the Toungoo capital Inwa (Ava) on 23 March 1752, ending the 266-year-old dynasty; the Konbaung dynasty subsequently reunified Burma under Alaungpaya from 1752.
Detailed coverage of the Toungoo dynasty's conquests and administration.
Lieberman pioneered the analysis of the Toungoo reunification of Burma and the giant 16th-century empire, set against parallel consolidations across mainland Southeast Asia.