Balamindin

**Balamindin**
ဗလမင်းထင်
Balamindin ; ဗလမင်းထင်
Born	Mu valley, Kingdom of Myanmar
Allegiance	Konbaung Dynasty
Service/branch	Royal Burmese Army
Years of service	1752–1769
Rank	General
Commands	Fort Kaungton (1766–1769)
Battles/wars	Konbaung-Hanthawaddy War ; Sino-Burmese War (1765–1769)
Awards	Ye Kyaw Thura ; Balamindin
Other work	Governor of Kaungton

Balamindin (Burmese: ဗလမင်းထင်, pronounced [bəla̰ mɪ́ɰ̃dɪ̀ɰ̃] or [bəla̰ mɪ́ɰ̃tʰɪ̀ɰ̃]) was a general in the Burmese army of the Konbaung Dynasty. He is best known in Burmese history for his spirited defense Fort Kaungton against repeated attacks by numerically superior Chinese invasion forces in the Sino-Burmese War (1765–1769). From 1766 to 1769, Balamindin commanded the fort. The determined resistance by the Burmese at Kaungton proved critical in stopping the last three Chinese invasions. After the war, he was made governor of Kaungton.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Kyaw Thet (1962). History of Burma (in Burmese). Yangon: University of Rangoon Press. pp. 268–270.

[kt-268-1] Kyaw Thet (1962). History of Burma (in Burmese). Yangon: University of Rangoon Press. pp. 268–270.

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