تأسست هذه الأسرة على يد رئيس القرية ألونغبايا (Alaungpaya) في 1752 لتحدي مملكة هانثوادي المستعادة (Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom) والتي أطاحت منذ وقت قريب حينها بأسرة تونغو.
==History=====Establishment===The dynasty was founded by a village chief, who later became known as Alaungpaya, in 1752 to challenge the Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom which had just toppled the Toungoo dynasty.