Bagyidaw vs Rajasinha II

Bagyidaw's kingdom fought the British East India Company in the First Anglo-Burmese War. The conflict began over border disputes in Assam and Arakan. The Burmese army was defeated after initial successes, leading to the Treaty of Yandabo.

Bagyidaw signed the Treaty of Yandabo, ending the First Anglo-Burmese War. Burma ceded Assam, Manipur, Arakan, and Tenasserim to the British, agreed to pay a huge indemnity of one million pounds, and accepted a British resident at the court of Ava.

As a result of the Treaty of Yandabo, Bagyidaw permanently lost control of the kingdoms of Assam and Manipur to the British. These territories had been under Burmese suzerainty since the early 19th century, and their loss significantly reduced Burmese influence in the region.

Overwhelmed by the consequences of the war and the loss of territory, Bagyidaw became deeply depressed and abdicated the throne in favor of his brother Tharrawaddy Min. He spent his remaining years in seclusion until his death in 1846.

Rajasinha II signed a treaty with the Dutch East India Company (VOC) to expel the Portuguese from Sri Lanka. The treaty promised the Dutch a monopoly on cinnamon trade and control of captured Portuguese forts.

Rajasinha II's forces, allied with the Dutch, captured Colombo from the Portuguese after a long siege. This ended Portuguese rule in Sri Lanka.

After the capture of Colombo, the Dutch refused to hand over the fort to Rajasinha II, as stipulated in the 1638 treaty. This led to a breakdown in relations and subsequent conflict between the Kandyan kingdom and the Dutch.

Dutch forces, in retaliation for Rajasinha II's attacks, captured and sacked Kandy. The king fled to the mountains, and the Dutch briefly occupied the capital.