Thibaw Min vs Yuhi V Musinga

Thibaw Min ascended the throne after the death of his father Mindon Min. His accession was marred by a palace massacre orchestrated by his queen Supayalat and her mother, in which dozens of royal princes were executed to eliminate rivals.

Thibaw Min and Queen Supayalat ordered the massacre of nearly 100 royal princes and princesses, including children, to secure the throne. This brutal act horrified the British and other foreign powers, further isolating the Burmese court.

The British East India Company declared war on Thibaw Min, citing Burmese threats to British interests and the mistreatment of a British company. The war lasted only two weeks, as British forces quickly advanced up the Irrawaddy River to Mandalay.

After the British capture of Mandalay, Thibaw Min was deposed and exiled to Ratnagiri, India, along with his family. This ended the Konbaung dynasty and the Burmese monarchy, leading to the complete annexation of Burma into British India.

Yuhi V Musinga became mwami of Rwanda after a coup killed his half-brother Mibambwe IV Rutarindwa. His mother Kanjogera and her allies installed him as a child ruler, with real power held by the queen mother and her faction.

Yuhi V Musinga signed a treaty with the German Empire, placing Rwanda under German protection. This agreement formalized colonial rule, with the mwami retaining limited authority under German supervision.

After Belgium took control of Rwanda from Germany in 1916, Yuhi V Musinga resisted Belgian efforts to abolish the ubuhake system and reduce his authority. He refused to implement colonial reforms, leading to tensions with Belgian administrators.

Belgian colonial authorities deposed Yuhi V Musinga for his refusal to cooperate with their reforms and his opposition to Christianity. He was exiled to Moba in the Belgian Congo, where he died in 1944.