The
Konbaung Dynasty (, , formerly the
Alompra Dynasty) was the last dynasty that ruled
Burma (Myanmar), from 1752 to 1885. It created the second-largest empire in
Burmese history and continued the administrative reforms begun by the
Toungoo dynasty, laying the foundations of the modern state of Burma. The reforms, however, proved insufficient to stem the advance of the
British, who defeated the Burmese in all three
Anglo-Burmese wars over a six-decade span (1824–1885) and ended the millennium-old Burmese monarchy in 1885.