The
Toungoo Dynasty (, ; also spelled
Taungoo Dynasty) was the ruling dynasty of
Burma (Myanmar) from the mid-16th century to 1752. Its early kings
Tabinshwehti and
Bayinnaung succeeded in reunifying the territories of the
Pagan Kingdom for the first time since 1287 and in incorporating the
Shan States for the first time. At its peak, the First Toungoo Empire also included
Manipur,
Chinese Shan States,
Siam, and
Lan Xang. But the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia collapsed in the 18 years following Bayinnaung's death in 1581.