This is a list of wars that involve Myanmar.Throughout Burmese history many wars had been fought with the ethinic majority Bamar and its neighbors, other Myanmar people such as the Mon people who are the founders of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom and the Rakhine people who are the founders of the Kingdom of Mrauk U as well as other foreign states and ethnicity such as Thailand which has been the archnemesis of the Burmese people for centuries and other ethnic groups such as the Shan people and other ethnic groups in Myanmar. This article also features wars and conflicts between ethnic groups in Myanmar and their enemies. As well as the modern civil war that is happening in Myanmar.
During Pagan Dynasty, The Bamar people who are the majority ethnic group of Myanmar had just settled the country after Nanzhao Kingdom invasion who conquered the Pyu city states. During this time, Anawrahta consolidated Myanmar and established the current modern borders of Myanmar by conquering various different Ethnic groups in Myanmar coming into conflict with other Southeast Asian Empires like the Khmer empire during the conquest of Thaton kingdom and creating the Burmese Golden age where modern Burmese culture came to take form. The Pagan period is also known for the construction of various temples and pagoda and adoption of Theravada Buddhism from the Ari Buddhism which is a Mahayana sect of Buddhism combing practices such as Animism. The Pagan kingdom would continued even after Anawrahta's Death. Being continued under competent leaders like Kyansittha but would eventually end with the First Mongol invasion of Burma. Fracturing into multiple city states which resulted in the period known as Warring states period of Myanmar. This period also lead to the rising of Kingdom of Mrauk U who was founded by the Rakhein people after their migration to the Arakan Beginning in 900s and consolidating their power in the region in 1100s. And became vassal of the Pagan kingdom.
| Conflict | Combatants | Result | Notable battles | ||
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| Nanzhao invasion of Pyu city states | Nanzhao kingdom and Bamar people | Pyu city states | Victory | ||
| Anawrahta conquest of Shan hills 1050s-1060s | Pagan Kingdom | Shan States | Victory | ||
| Anawrahta conquest of Arakan | Pagan Kingdom | Arakan | Victory | ||
| Anawrahta conquest of Thaton Kingdom 1057 | Pagan Kingdom | Thaton Kingdom | Victory | ||
| First Mongol invasion of Burma | Pagan Kingdom | Yuan Dynasty | Defeat |
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During this period of Burmese history, which in Burmese is known as the Inwa period is when Burma was fractured into various kingdoms shortly after the invasion of the Mongol empire. Leading to rising of the Shan princes who founded the Myinsaing Kingdom and drive the Mongols back out of the country and is succeed by Kingdom of Ava. During this period of Burmese history the infamous Forty Years' War was fought between Kingdom of Ava and Hanthawaddy kingdom leading to rises of Burmese folk heroes like Minye Kyawswa, who was one of the commanders during the Forty Years' War. Kingdom of Mrauk U also participated in the Forty Years' War as a vassal of Hanthawaddy kingdom. But during this period Kingdom of Mrauk U also become a vassal of Bengal Sultanate for 20 years. But eventually liberating themselves and taking over Chittagong in 1542 following a short Mughal reoccupation. But they would eventually lose Chittagong to the Mughals. This period of turbulent ended with the rise of class="wikitable"! style="background:#CC0000" width="145" | Conflict! style="background:#CC0000" width="290" colspan="2" | Combatants! style="background:#CC0000" width="250" | Result! style="background:#CC0000" width="145" | Notable battles
|-| Second Mongol invasion of Burma| Myinsaing Kingdom| Yuan Dynasty| style="background:#AF9" | Victory|-| Forty Years' War| Kingdom of Ava| Hanthawaddy kingdom| style="background:#BBf"| Military stalemate|-| Bengal Sultanate–Kingdom of Mrauk U War of 1512–1516| Kingdom of Mrauk U| Bengal Sultanate| style="background:#F88" | Defeat|-| Mrauk U invasion of Chittagong 1542| Kingdom of Mrauk U| Bengal Sultanate| style="background:#AF9" | Victory|-| Burmese–Siamese War (1547–1549)| Toungoo dynasty| Ayutthaya Kingdom| style="background:#F88" | Defeat|-| Burmese–Siamese War (1563–1564)| Toungoo dynasty| Ayutthaya Kingdom| style="background:#AF9" | Victory|-| Conquest of Chittagong| Kingdom of Mrauk U| Bengal
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Portugal| style="background:#F88" | Defeat|-| Toungoo–Hanthawaddy War 1495–1541| Toungoo dynasty| Hanthawaddy Kingdom| style="background:#AF9" | Victory|
|-| Toungoo–Ava War 1525–45| Toungoo dynasty| Kingdom of Ava| style="background:#AF9" | Victory|-| Toungoo–Ava War 1525–45| Toungoo dynasty| Kingdom of Ava| style="background:#AF9" | Victory
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First Toungoo Empire marked one of the largest extend of the Burmese empire the second being during the Kobaung Empire. The Toungoo empire started with Mingyi Nyo who rebelled against the kingdom of Ava and established the Toungoo dynasty. He was then succeed by his Tabinshwehti who with his childhood bestfriend Bayinnaung waged wars against the other Burmese and Myanmar kingdoms and reintegrate them also coming into contact with the Kingdom of Mrauk U and also fighting a war with them in the Toungoo-Mrauk-U War. Tabinshwehti also waged a war with the Ayutthaya Kingdom but failing to take over Ayutthaya. But after Tabinshwehti assassniation he would be succeed by Bayinnaung who would expand Myanmar to its greatest extent in history and conquering the Ayutthaya Kingdom and Lan Xang as well as reintegrating the Shan states. Under his reign, Burmese influence would extend all the way from Yunnan to Ceylon. But shortly after Bayinnaung's death his accomplishments would be reversed by his son Nanda Bayin, who constantly fought with his vassals leading to the weakening of the First Toungoo empire. As well as, waging unwinnable wars against the Ayutthaya Kingdom and Naresuan and the First Toungoo empire declined under his reign shortly leading to the collapse of the First Toungoo empire into various kingdoms which Bayinnaung and Tabinshwehti conquered in the wake of the first Toungoo empire.
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