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The First Burmese War begins when the Burmese attack territories held by the British East India Company. After initial successes the capable Burmese general Bandula dies, and the British are victorious; Burma is forced to grant further territorial concessions to the company in the Treaty of Yandabu (24 February 1826).
Arabian emir Turki ibn Abdallah establishes the Saudi capital at Riyadh.
Rama III takes control of the Thai kingdom. He rules until 1851.
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