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Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1408–1410) Orders Of Battle
This is a list of orders of battle for the 1408–1410 campaigns of the Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1408–1418). Background Sources The orders of battles for Ava in this article are sourced from the main royal chronicles—the ''Maha Yazawin'', the ''Yazawin Thit'' and the ''Hmannan Yazawin'', which primarily narrate the war from the Ava side. The orders of battle for Hanthawaddy Pegu are mainly sourced from Nai Pan Hla's version of the ''Razadarit Ayedawbon'', which has incorporated narratives of the ''Pak Lat Chronicles''. The ''Rakhine Razawin Thit'', which narrate from the Arakanese perspective, is the only chronicle that mentions the subsequent campaigns in Arakan between the two armies, after the initial Hanthawaddy invasion. Adjustment of strength figures The military strength figures in this article have been reduced by an order of magnitude from those reported in the chronicles, following G.E. Harvey's and Victor Lieberman's analyses of Burmese chronicles' military streng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smin Than-Kye
Smin Than-Kye (; , ) was a Hanthawaddy military commander who fought in several campaigns of the Forty Years' War against Ava forces at least between 1389 and 1413. He is best remembered for his successful defense of Gu-Htut against much larger forces led by King Swa Saw Ke Mingyi Swa Saw Ke (, ; also spelled Minkyiswasawke or Swasawke; 1330–1400) was king of Ava from 1367 to 1400. He reestablished central authority in Upper Myanmar (Burma) for the first time since the fall of the Pagan Empire in the 1280s. He ... of Ava in 1390–1391. Military service The following is a list of military campaigns in which Than-Kye is explicitly mentioned in the royal chronicles as a commander. Notes References Bibliography * * * * * {{refend Hanthawaddy dynasty 14th-century births Burmese generals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yazathingyan (15th-century Minister)
Yazathingyan (, ; –) was chief minister of Ava Kingdom, Ava (now Upper Myanmar) from 1426 to 1468. He served over 67 years as a senior Royal Burmese armed forces, royal army officer and court minister under seven List of Burmese monarchs, kings of Ava from Minkhaung I to Narapati I of Ava, Narapati I. He also held several governorships, most prominently at Sagaing (1413–1450). His career in the royal service began soon after Minkhaung I's accession in 1400. Starting out as a cavalry battalion officer in the royal army, he fought against the southern Hanthawaddy Kingdom in the Forty Years' War, decades-long war, and rose to become part of the Ava high command as well as a senior minister at the Ava court by the mid-1410s. After the assassinations of kings Thihathu of Ava, Thihathu and Min Hla of Ava, Min Hla in 1425, he and his elder brother Baya Gamani of Singu, Baya Gamani supported the usurper Prince Kale Kye-Taung Nyo, Min Nyo of Kale. Near the end of the ensuing civil wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohnyin Thado
Mohnyin Thado (, ; , ''Mongyang That Oo''; 1379–1439) was king of Ava Kingdom, Ava from 1426 to 1439. He is also known in History of Myanmar, Burmese history as Mohnyin Min Taya (မိုးညှင်း မင်းတရား, , "Righteous Lord of Mohnyin") after his longtime tenure as the ''sawbwa'' of Mongyang State, Mohnyin, a Shan language, Shan-speaking frontier state (in present-day Kachin State, Myanmar). He founded the royal house (or dynasty) of Mohnyin (မိုးညှင်း ဆက်) that would rule the kingdom until 1527. Born into minor nobility, Thado began his career as a Royal Burmese armed forces, royal army commander in 1401 during the Forty Years' War against Hanthawaddy Kingdom, Hanthawaddy Pegu. After making his name under the command of Crown Prince Minye Kyawswa, including the 1406 conquest of Rakhine State, Arakan, Thado was appointed ''sawbwa'' of Mohnyin in 1410 by King Minkhaung I. After surviving the Chinese incursions of 1412–1415 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Min Nemi Of Toungoo
Min Nemi (, ) was governor of Toungoo (Taungoo) from 1399 to 1408/09.Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 26Standard chronicles ''Hmannan'' (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 434) and ''Maha Yazawin'' (Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 304) say Swa Saw Ke appointed Min Nemi in 760 ME (29 March 1398 to 28 March 1399). But the Taungoo chronicle ''Toungoo Yazawin'' (Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 25–26) says Nemi assumed office in 761 ME (29 March 1399 to 27 March 1400). It appears that Min Nemi's appointment occurred in late 760 ME (January to March 1399) and Min Nemi arrived at the city in early 761 ME (March to April 1399). He was also a military commander, whose regional army consisted of 60 war elephants, and fought in the Forty Years' War The Forty Years' War (; 1385 – 1423; also Ava–Pegu War or the Mon–Burmese War) was a military war fought between the Burmese-speaking Kingdom of Ava and the Mon-speaking Kingdom of Hanthawaddy. The war was fought during two separat .... He ruled for nearly ten years. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thihapate III Of Taungdwin
Thihapate or Thihapatei was a royal, official and military title. Royalty * Thihapate of Sagaing: King of Sagaing (r. 1352−64) * Thihapate of Yamethin: governor of Yamethin (r. 1330s−40s) Governors * Thihapate of Tagaung: governor of Tagaung (r. 1367−1400), also known as Nga Nauk Hsan * Thihapate II of Taungdwin: governor of Taungdwin (r. –) * Thihapate III of Taungdwin: governor of Taungdwin (r. –1441) * Thihapate of Mohnyin: ''sawbwa'' of Mohnyin (r. 1442−1450/51) Generals * Ne Myo Thihapate Ne Myo Thihapate (; ), also spelled Nemyo Thihapte and Nemiao Sihabodi (),Rajanubhab, D., 2001, Our Wars With the Burmese, Bangkok: White Lotus Co. Ltd., was a general in the Royal Burmese Army of Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). The general ...: Early Konbaung period general {{Disambiguation Burmese royal titles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sithu Pauk Hla Of Yamethin
Sithu of Yamethin (, ; – ), also known by his birth name Pauk Hla (), was governor of Yamethin from 1400 to . He was the eldest child of Chief Minister Min Yaza, and also served as a senior commander in the Royal Ava armed forces. He fought in all the major campaigns of the Forty Years' War between 1408 and 1412. Early life Probably born before 1368, Pauk Hla was the eldest child of an ''athi'' commoner family of Nga Nyo and Me Chit from Wun Zin, a rural village in the Kingdom of Ava.Khin Maung Nyunt 2016: 8Aung-Thwin 2017: 80 He had at least two siblings: one full younger sister Saw Myat Lay, and a half younger brother, Saw Yin; he may have also had another younger brother. He grew up in the royal capital of Ava (Inwa) from 1368 onwards. His father had entered the service of King Swa Saw Ke, and the entire family had moved to Ava since 1368. His father went on to become the chief minister of the court with the title of Min Yaza. Career Pauk Hla's career rose alongsid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarabya I Of Pakhan
Tarabya I of Pakhan (, ; also known as Tarabya the Elder of Pakhan, ပုခန်း တရဖျားကြီး,See (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 291) (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 471) ; ) was a Burmese governor and military commander during the Ava Kingdom, early Ava period. Between 1390 and 1413, Tarabya served as governor of Pakhan and as an officer in the Royal Burmese armed forces, Ava military in several campaigns, mostly against the southern Hanthawaddy Kingdom, Hanthawaddy forces in the Forty Years' War. In 1413, he lost his military command and was transferred to become governor of Bagan, Pagan (Bagan), the ancient royal capital. He appeared to have ended his career there . Tarabya is remembered in History of Myanmar, Burmese history for his progeny. He was the father of Queen Saw Min Hla of Ava and her younger brother Viceroy Tarabya of Toungoo; the maternal grandfather of the self-proclaimed king Minye Kyawhtin of Toungoo and King Min Hla of Ava; and the paternal grandfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thinkhaya Of Pagan
Thinkhaya (, ; also known as Uzana) was governor of Pagan (Bagan), a vassal state of Ava Kingdom, Ava. According to the Burmese chronicles, royal chronicles, he was governor of Pagan from at least since 1380/81 and at least until 1410 when he fought in the Forty Years' War against the southern Hanthawaddy Kingdom.While chronicles' first explicit mention of him as Uzana of Pagan (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 414) was only in 1380/81 when he was considered by the Ava court to be the vassal king of Arakan. His last mention in the war was in the 1409–10 campaign when he commanded a regiment in 1st Army, per (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 476–477). A contemporary stone inscription states his title as Athinkhaya, lord of Pagan. The inscription also states that King Minkhaung I and Razadarit had just exchanged ''htis'' (royal white umbrellas), meaning they had agreed to a peace treaty, in 764 ME (1402/1403).Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 223 He was the father of Gov. Saw Shwe Khet of Prome, Queen Soe Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letya Pyanchi Of Prome
Letya Pyanchi (, ; d. April 1413) was governor of Prome (Pyay) from 1390 to 1413. The governor, a Martaban–Hanthawaddy royal, was a key Ava commander in the Forty Years' War against Hanthawaddy Pegu. Brief He was a Hanthawaddy royal, and son-in-law of Viceroy Laukpya of Myaungmya. His Mon language title is reported in Burmese as Bya KyinMaha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 299Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 201 or Bya Kyi.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 427 Kyin remained loyal to his father-in-law who in 1384 decided to revolt against the new king at Pegu, Razadarit. Their rebellion in the Irrawaddy delta lasted for the next five years with the help of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava. Kyin and his brother-in-law Bya Kun were driven out by Razadarit's invasion of the delta in 1389–90. Swa Saw Ke welcomed the duo, and appointed Bya Kun governor of Salin with the title of Nawrahta, and Bya Kyin governor of Prome (Pyay) with the title of Letya Pyanchi. It was early 1390.''Maha Yazawin'' and ''Hmannan Yazawin'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nawrahta Of Salin
Nawrahta of Salin (, ; also known as Bya Kun) was governor of Salin from 1390 to 1426. A member of the Hanthawaddy royal family, he fled his native Myaungmya in 1390 after his father Laukpya was defeated by King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy. After finding refuge in the northern Ava Kingdom, Nawrahta became a key military commander in the Ava military, and fought against Hanthawaddy in the Forty Years' War. He also served as a minister at the Ava court from 1408 to 1425. After the 1425–1426 succession crisis at Ava, he submitted, albeit belatedly, to the new king Thado. He apparently lost all his positions as he is not mentioned in the royal chronicles again. Early life The future governor was born to a large powerful noble family in the Mon-speaking Martaban–Hanthawaddy Kingdom—probably in the early 1370s.Per (Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 51) and (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 261), as Razadarit called Nawrahta "Nga Pyin Nge" (Nga Pyin awrahtathe young), Kun was apparently y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thinkhaya I Of Toungoo
Thinkhaya I of Toungoo (, ) was viceroy of Toungoo (Taungoo) from 1412 to 1415. Brief Prior to the appointment at Toungoo by King Minkhaung I of Ava, Thinkhaya was governor of Sagu.Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 26 His title at Sagu was Thiri Zeya Kyawhtin, and he was already governor by 1408.Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 334Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 229Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 476–477 Chronicles do not say when he was appointed to the Sagu post but the previous governor of Sagu, Theinkhathu II, was still alive in 1402.Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 311Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 446–447 He died in 1415, and was succeeded by his son Thinkhaya II. He was married to Min Shwe Pan, a granddaughter of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava and great granddaughter of King Kyawswa I of Pinya Kyawswa I of Pinya (, ; ; 1299–1350) was king of Pinya from 1344 to 1350. His six-year reign briefly restored unity in southern Upper Burma although his authority over his southernmost vassals remained largely nominal. He suddenly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
