Maha Bandula

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Maha Bandula မဟာဗန္ဓုလ
statue in Mandalay Palace
Born	(1782-11-06)6 November 1782[1] Dabayin, Kingdom of Burma
Died	1 April 1825(1825-04-01) (aged 42) Danubyu, Kingdom of Burma
Allegiance	Konbaung Dynasty
Service/branch	Royal Burmese Armed Forces
Years of service	1806–1825
Rank	Commander-in-chief (1821–1825)[2][3] General Sitke (1819–1821) Regiment commander Bo-Hmu (1814–1819)
Battles/wars	Burmese–Manipuri War (1814) Burmese–Assamese War (1816–1817) Burmese–Assamese War (1818–1819) Burmese–Manipuri War (1819) Burmese–Assamese War (1821–1822) First Anglo-Burmese War
Awards	Agga Maha Thenapati (1823–1825) Thado Maha Bandula (1819–1823) Ne Myo Thura Yegaung (1813–1819)

General Maha Bandula (Burmese: မဟာဗန္ဓုလ [məhà bàɰ̃dṵla̰]; 6 November 1782 – 1 April 1825) was commander-in-chief of the Royal Burmese Armed Forces from 1821 until his death in 1825 in the First Anglo-Burmese War. Bandula was a key figure in the Konbaung dynasty's policy of expansionism in Manipur and Assam that ultimately resulted in the war and the beginning of the downfall of the dynasty. Nonetheless, the general, who died in action, is celebrated as a national hero by the Burmese for his resistance to the British. Today, some of the most prominent places in the country are named after him.