Ne Myo Thihapate

Ne Myo Thihapate
နေမျိုး သီဟပတေ့
BornMu valley, Kingdom of Myanmar
AllegianceKonbaung Dynasty
Service/branchRoyal Burmese Army
Years of service1752–1776
RankGeneral
Battles/warsKonbaung-Hanthawaddy War (1752–1757)
Burmese conquest of Luang Prabang (1765)
Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767)
Burmese–Siamese War (1775–1776)
AwardsNe Myo Thihapate
Ne Myo Thenapati (1776)[1]
Other workMinister at the Hluttaw (1776–1782?)

Ne Myo Thihapate (Burmese: နေမျိုး သီဟပတေ့; pronounced [nè mjó θìha̰pətḛ]), also spelled Nemyo Thihapte and Nemiao Sihabodi (Thai: เนเมียวสีหบดี),[2]: 320  was a general in the Royal Burmese Army of Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). The general is best known for conquering the Ayutthaya Kingdom, along with Gen. Maha Nawrahta, in April 1767.[3]

  1. ^ Kyaw Thet (1962). History of Burma (in Burmese). Yangon: University of Rangoon Press. p. 327.
  2. ^ Rajanubhab, D., 2001, Our Wars With the Burmese, Bangkok: White Lotus Co. Ltd., ISBN 9747534584
  3. ^ GE Harvey (1925). History of Burma. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. pp. 250–254.