The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c23.s3.27
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c23.s3.27
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By 1555 he had annexed Āva, and by 1559 the whole of upper Burma, the present Shan States, Manipur, Chiengmai and Viengchang (Linzin). From this time dates Burmese suzerainty over the Shans; the Pagan monarchy had controlled little more than the foothills, and even now Burmese suzerainty was seldom more than nominal until the time of Alaungpaya (1752–60).