# Manipuri Cavalry Raid Burmese Territory (1724)

URL: https://allhistories.com/myanmar/timeline/1724-manipuri-cavalry-raid-burmese-territory
Location: Manipur–Upper Burma frontier
Themes: Manipur, Frontier

In early 1724 Manipuri horsemen raided Burmese territory during the reign of Taninganway Min. A Burmese expedition into Manipur in November 1724 failed. The king had taken the throne in 1714 and, at his accession, faced a rebellion led by his uncle, the governor of Pagan. The Wikipedia article on the king describes a long and slow descent of the dynasty, with internal and external instability surfacing in his reign. Southern Lan Na revolted successfully in 1727, and the court failed to recapture it twice. The article does not say where the Manipuri raiders struck. By 1732 the region of Chiang Mai was independent, though a Burmese garrison at Chiang Saen confined the rebellion to the Ping valley. The king died on 14 November 1733 at Ava. The dynasty's decline continued until the Mon rising of 1740 and the fall of Ava in 1752. At this point in the timeline (1724), Burma was ruled by the Toungoo dynasty under Taninganway, king of Toungoo (22 August 1714 – 14 November 1733). Other contemporary rulers included Sanda Wizaya, king of Mrauk U (November 1710 – April 1731).

## Why it matters
The raids are an early sign of the Restored Toungoo dynasty's loss of control over its frontiers.

Ruler at the Time: [Taninganway](https://allhistories.com/myanmar/rulers/taninganway)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Taninganway Min](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taninganway_Min)
- [Wikipedia — Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restored_Hanthawaddy_Kingdom)