Anaukpetlun
6th king of the Toungoo dynasty of Burma
Years: 1578 - 1628
Anaukpetlun (c. April 1578 – 29 May 1628) is the sixth king of the Toungoo dynasty of Burma, and is largely responsible for restoring Burmese kingdom after it had famously collapsed at the end of 16th century.
In his 22-year reign between 1606 and 1628, Anaukpetlun completes the reunification efforts of the Burmese kingdom begun by his father King Nyaungyan.
Having inherited a partial kingdom comprising mainly Upper Burma and Shan States from his father Nyaungyan, Anaukpetlun goes on to reconquer Lanna in the east, and in the south, Lower Burma, from rival Burmese factions and the Portuguese, as well as the Upper Tenasserim from the Siamese.
The kingdom is known as Restored Toungoo Dynasty or Nyaungyan Dynasty.
Officially styled as Maha Dhamma Yaza, Anaukpetlun is a grandson of Bayinnaung.
In February 1606, Nyaungyan dies during his campaign against the Shans.
Anaukpetlun then inherits the Kingdom of Ava that includes all the north of Pagan along the Irrawaddy and the Shan states.
