This is a list of wars that involve Myanmar
Classical Burma Conflict Combatants Result Notable battles Nanzhao invasion of Pyu city states Pyu city states Nanzhao Kingdom Defeat Anawrahta conquest of Shan Hills Pagan Kingdom Nanzhao KingdomShan States Victory Anawrahta conquest of Thaton Pagan Kingdom Thaton KingdomVictoryAnawrahta conquest of Arakan Pagan Kingdom Arakan Victory Polonnaruwa–Pagan War(1165–1181)Pagan KingdomPolonnaruwa kingdom Polonnaruwa victory First Mongol invasion of Burma(1277–1287)(part of the Mongol invasions and Kublai Khan's campaigns) Pagan Empire Yuan dynasty, Mongol Empire Mongol victory Collapse of Pagan Empire Rise of Shan states Northern Burma to Tagaung added to the Yuan dynasty Battle of Pagan (1287)
Medieval Burma Conflict Combatants Result Second Mongol invasion of Burma(1300-1301)(part of the Mongol invasions) Myinsaing Kingdom Yuan dynasty Burmese victory Forty Years' War(1385–1423) Ava Kale Mohnyin Hanthawaddy Pegu Arakan Theinni Stalemate Pegu preserves independence Arakan tributary of Pegu (1412–1421) No long-term changes Mrauk U invasion of Chittagong(1530–1666) Kingdom of Mrauk U Kingdom of Portugal Bengal Sultanate Arakanese victory Mrauk U seizes Chittagong into its territory Burmese–Siamese War (1547–1549)(part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) Toungoo dynasty (Burma) Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam) Inconclusive Burmese–Siamese War (1563–1564)(part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) Toungoo Empire Sukhothai Kingdom Lan Na KingdomAyutthaya Kingdom (Siam) Burmese victory Toungoo–Ava War(1538–1545)(part of the Wars of Toungoo Empire) Ava Kingdom Confederation of Shan States Hanthawaddy (1538–39) Prome (1538–42) Arakan (1538–42) Toungoo Kingdom Portuguese contingent Toungoo victory Treaty of Pegu (1545) Toungoo gains Central Burma up to Pagan (Bagan)
Toungoo dynasty
Conflict Combatants Result Notable battlesToungoo-Mrauk-U War(1545-1547)(part of the wars of the Toungoo Empire) Toungoo DynastyKingdom of Mrauk U Mrauk U victory Treaty of Mrauk U (1547) Status quo ante bellumReintegration of the Shan states Toungoo dynasty Shan states Victory Toungoo–Hanthawaddy War 1534-1541 Toungoo dynasty Hanthawaddy kingdom Victory Battle of Naungyo (1538) Burmese-Portuguese conflicts(1539–1617) Toungoo dynasty Kingdom of Portugal Victory Burmese–Siamese War (1568–1569) Toungoo dynasty Ayutthaya Kingdom VictoryToungoo conquest of Lan Na (1564) Toungoo dynasty Lanna kingdom VictoryToungoo conquest of Lan Xang (1565) Toungoo dynasty Lan Xang Victory Burmese–Siamese War (1584–1593) Toungoo dynasty Ayutthaya Kingdom Defeat Mrauk U invasion of Tripura (1584) Kingdom of Mrauk U Kingdom of Tripura Victory Burmese–Siamese War (1593–1600) Toungoo dynasty Ayutthaya Kingdom Military stalemate Mrauk U invasion of Pegu Toungoo dynasty Kingdom of Mrauk U Defeat 1605 Syriam Battles Mrauk U Kingdom Pegu Filipe de Brito Defeat 1613 Recapture of Syriam Toungoo dynasty Filipe de Brito Victory Mrauk U invasion of Bhulua(1614–1615) Kingdom of Mrauk U Kingdom of Portugal Bengal Sultanate Defeat Burmese–Siamese War (1609–1622) Toungoo dynasty Ayutthaya Kingdom Victory Siege of Chittagong (1617) Kingdom of Mrauk UMughal Empire Victory Siege of Chittagong (1621) Kingdom of Mrauk UMughal Empire Victory Zhu Youlang rebellion (1661-1662) Toungoo dynasty Ming rebels Victory Burmese–Siamese War (1662–1664) Toungoo dynasty Ayutthaya Kingdom Military stalemate Conquest of Chittagong Kingdom of Mrauk U Mughal Empire Bengal Subah Portugal Defeat Burmese–Siamese War (1675–1676) Toungoo dynasty Ayutthaya Kingdom Military stalemate Burmese–Siamese War (1700–1701) Toungoo dynasty Ayutthaya Kingdom Defeat Manipuri–Burmese wars of 1717 to 1749 Toungoo dynasty Kingdom of Manipur Defeat Hanthawaddy invasion of Toungoo dynasty (1752) Toungoo dynasty Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom Defeat
Konbaung dynasty
Conflict Combatants Result Notable battles Konbaung-Hanthawaddy War(1752-1757)(part of the Wars of Konbaung Empire) British East India Company (Nominal) Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom French East India Company Konbaung victory End of Restored Hanthwaddy Kingdom Konbaung annexes Lower BurmaBurmese-Manipuri War (1758) Konbaung dynasty Manipur Kingdom VictoryInvasion of Negrais (1759) Konbaung dynasty East India Company Victory Konbaung expedition to Lan na Konbaung dynasty Lanna kingdom Victory Burmese–Siamese War (1759–1760)(part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) Konbaung dynasty (Burma) Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam) Inconclusive. Burmese failed to capture Ayutthaya. Minkhaung Nawrahta rebellion Konbaung dynasty Minkhaung Nawrahta Victory Toungoo rebellion of 1761-1762 Konbaung dynasty Toungoo dynasty Victory Lan Na rebellion 1761-63 Konbaung dynasty Lanna kingdom Victory Manipuri rebellion 1763 Konbaung dynasty Manipur Kingdom Victory Burmese conquest of Luang Prabang (1765) Konbaung dynasty Kingdom of Luang Prabang Victory Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767)(part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) (Burma) Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam) Burmese victory Burma temporarily captures most of Ayutthaya's major cities Tenasserim remains under Burmese control by 1770 Battle of Nonthaburi (1765) Siege of Ayutthaya (1766 – 1767) Sino-Burmese War (1765 – 1769)(part of the Ten Great Campaigns) Co-belligerents: Ayutthaya Kingdom (until 1767) Thonburi Kingdom (from 1767) Burmese victory Assured Burmese independence Solidified tripartite division of Mainland Southeast Asia between Burma, Siam, and Vietnam Battle of Goteik Gorge (1767 or 1768) Battle of Maymyo (1768) Burmese–Siamese War (1775–1776)(part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) (Burma) Thonburi Kingdom (Siam) Siamese victory Depopulation of Northern Thai Cities and destruction of Phitsanulok Burmese–Siamese War (1785–1786)(part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) Konbaung dynasty (Burma) Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam)- Lanna Kingdom Siamese victory Portions of Western Siam depopulated until the 1870s Konbaung Dynasty conquest of Arakan (1785) Kingdom of Mrauk U Burmese victory Arakan is annexed by the Burmese Burmese–Siamese War (1788)(part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) Konbaung dynasty (Burma) Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) Burmese victory Burmese–Siamese War (1792–1794)(part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) Konbaung dynasty (Burma) Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) Burmese victory Tenasserim remained within the Burmese sphere of influence, Tenasserim Coast depopulated Burmese–Siamese War (1797–1798)(part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) Kingdom of Chiang Mai Siamese victory Siam gained Lan Na as a vassal Burmese–Siamese War (1802–1805)(part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) Konbaung dynasty (Burma) Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) Chiang Mai (tributary to Siam) Kingdom of Vientiane (tributary to Siam) Siamese victory Forced relocation of Tai Khuen and Tai Lue people to Siam Siam gained control of Chiang Saen Burmese–Siamese War (1809–1812)(part of the Burmese–Siamese wars) Konbaung dynasty (Burma) Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) Kedah Siamese and Kedahan victory Phuket and many other Southern Siamese towns depopulated for several decades Burmese invasions of Assam (1817–1826) Konbaung dynasty Ahom Kingdom Victory Burmese occupation of Ahom First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826)(part of the Anglo-Burmese Wars)
Shan States Allied Kachin Tribes
Co-belligerent: British victory Treaty of Yandabo Burma cedes Assam, Arakan and Tavoy; loses influence in Cachar and Jaintia; pays indemnity, Manipur gains independence. Battle of Yangon (1824) Battle of Ramu – (1824) Battle of Danubyu – (1825) Battle of Prome – (1825) 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 British East India Company takes control of Lower Burma Third Anglo-Burmese War (1885)(part of the Anglo-Burmese Wars) British victory Annexation of the Konbaung dynasty into British India Shan States became independent until the British incorporation into British India
Colonial and Postcolonial Era Conflict Combatants Result Notable battlesBurmese resistance (1885-1895) Burmese rebels British Empire Pro-British BurmeseBritish victory Pacification of British BurmaJapanese invasion of Burma (1941–1942) (part of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II) Burma China United States (air support only) Burma Independence Army (from 10 May) Axis victory Japanese occupation of Burma Thai occupation of eastern Shan StateBattle of Bilin River – 14–18 February 1942 Battle of Sittang Bridge – 19–23 February 1942 Battle of Pegu – 3–7 March 1942 Battle of Taukkyan Roadblock – 7–8 March 1942 Battle of Tachiao – 18–19 March 1942 Battle of Toungoo – 19–29 March 1942 Battle of Oktwin – 20–23 March 1942 Battle of Toungoo – 24–30 March 1942 Battle of Yenangyaung – 11–19 April 1942 Battle of Prome (1942) – 1942Burma campaign (1942–1943) (part of the Burma campaign of World War II)Allies: United Kingdom British India British Burma United States Republic of ChinaAxis: Japan State of Burma ThailandAxis victory: Arakan Campaign 1942–1943 – December 1942–May 1943 First Chindit Expedition – 8 February–late April 1943Burma campaign (1944) (part of the Burma campaign of World War II) Nepal (See also Gurkha) China Azad Hind (INA)Allied victory Battle of the Admin Box – 5–23 February 1944 (also known as the Battle of Ngakyedauk or the Battle of Sinzweya) Second Chindit Expedition – 5 February–17 August 1944 Battle of Maingkwan – February-5 March 1944 Battle of Mogaung – March 1944 Battle of Imphal – 8 March–3 July 1944 Battle of Sangshak – 20–26 March 1944 Battle of Kohima – 4 April–22 June 1944 Siege of Myitkyina – April–August 1944 Burma Campaign (1944–1945) (part of the Burma campaign of World War II) Allies Axis Japan State of Burma Azad Hind Thailand Allied victory End of the Japanese occupation The disbandment of the INA Burma returned to British control Battle of Ramree Island – 21 January–20 February 1945 Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay – January–March 1945 (also known as the Battle of Central Burma) Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations – 4 February–13 May 1945 Battle for Pegu – 27–30 April 1945 Battle of Elephant Point – 1–2 May 1945 Internal conflict in Myanmar (1948–present) Union of Burma (1948–1962) Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1962–1988) Union of Myanmar (1988–2011) (since 2011) SAC (since 2021) National Unity Government (since 2021) People's Defence Force
Ethnic armed organisations Ongoing Campaign at the China–Burma Border (1960–1961) (part of the Cold War in Asia) Victory Withdrawal of Chinese nationalist forces from BurmaOperation Sunrise (February 2019–June 2019) (part of the Insurgency in Northeast India) Myanmar Tatmadaw Myanmar Police Force
India Indian Armed Forces Assam Rifles Central Reserve Police Force Arakan Army National Socialist Council of Nagaland United Liberation Front of Asom National Democratic Front of Boroland Kamtapur Liberation Organisation Victory Reduced insurgent activity Myanmar civil war (2021–present) (part of the Myanmar conflict)
Government of Myanmar
Border Guard Forces
Myanmar Police Force Border Guard Police Pyusawhti militias
IndiaNational Unity Government People's Defence Force Ongoing Tatmadaw's stable control drops to between 72–220 out of 330 townships, though continues to control most major population centers 96 towns captured by anti-Tatmadaw forces, including eighteen district-level or higher towns (as of 4 August 2024) Several regional administrations declared, including the State of Chinland and the Karenni State Interim Executive Council
See also Combatants of the internal conflict in Myanmar
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