Lat Dior Diop vs Thibaw Min

Lat Dior Diop's forces defeated a French-backed army at Dekheule, securing his position as Damel of Cayor. This victory demonstrated his military capability and resistance to French influence in the region.

Lat Dior Diop refused French demands to allow construction of a railway through Cayor, which would have facilitated French military and economic control. This act of defiance led to French military intervention and the eventual annexation of Cayor.

Lat Dior Diop was killed in battle against French forces at Tivaouane. His death marked the end of organized resistance in Cayor and the full incorporation of the kingdom into French Senegal.

Thibaw Min ascended the throne after the death of his father Mindon Min. His accession was marred by a palace massacre orchestrated by his queen Supayalat and her mother, in which dozens of royal princes were executed to eliminate rivals.

Thibaw Min and Queen Supayalat ordered the massacre of nearly 100 royal princes and princesses, including children, to secure the throne. This brutal act horrified the British and other foreign powers, further isolating the Burmese court.

The British East India Company declared war on Thibaw Min, citing Burmese threats to British interests and the mistreatment of a British company. The war lasted only two weeks, as British forces quickly advanced up the Irrawaddy River to Mandalay.

After the British capture of Mandalay, Thibaw Min was deposed and exiled to Ratnagiri, India, along with his family. This ended the Konbaung dynasty and the Burmese monarchy, leading to the complete annexation of Burma into British India.