▁hold out ▁of ▁independent ▁kingdom . ▁ ▁The ▁Confeder ation ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁sn uff ▁out ▁Ta ung oo ▁proved ▁cost ly . ▁S urr ounded ▁by ▁host ile ▁kingdom s , ▁Ta ung oo ▁took ▁the ▁initi ative ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁its ▁position , ▁and ▁defeated ▁a ▁much ▁stronger ▁Han th aw addy ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 4 – 1 5 4 1 . ▁When ▁Ta ung oo ▁turned ▁against ▁P rome , ▁the ▁Sh ans ▁bel ated ly ▁sent ▁in ▁their ▁arm ies . ▁Ta ung oo ▁took ▁P rome ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 2 ▁and ▁Bag an , ▁just ▁below ▁A va , ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 4 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 5 5 5 , ▁King ▁Bay in na ung ▁of ▁Ta ung oo ▁conquer ed ▁A va , ▁ending ▁the ▁city ' s ▁role ▁as ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Upper ▁Bur ma ▁for ▁nearly ▁two ▁centuries . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁monarch s ▁ ▁A va ▁k ings ▁family ▁tree ▁ ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁M ra uk ▁U ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁* ▁Category : B urm ese ▁mon archy ▁Category : Form er ▁countries ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁Category : Form er ▁monarch ies ▁of ▁Asia ▁Category : 1 4 th ▁century ▁in ▁Bur ma ▁Category : 1 5 th ▁century ▁in ▁Bur ma ▁Category : 1 6 th ▁century ▁in ▁Bur ma ▁Category : St ates ▁and ▁territ ories ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 3 6 4 ▁Category