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Mintara
Tarabya (, or ; 22 December 1368 – ) was king of Ava Kingdom, Ava for about seven months in 1400. He was the heir apparent from 1385 to 1400 during his father King Swa Saw Ke's reign. He was a senior commander in Ava's first three campaigns (1385−91) against Hanthawaddy Kingdom, Hanthawaddy Pegu in the Forty Years' War. He was assassinated seven months into his rule by his one-time tutor, Gov. Thihapate of Tagaung. The court executed the usurper, and gave the throne to Tarabya's half-brother Minkhaung I, Min Swe. Tarabya is remembered as the Mintara (, ) ''nat (spirit), nat'' spirit in the Burmese official pantheon of ''nats''. Early life The future king was born in Inwa, Ava (Inwa) on 22 December 1368Various chronicles different birth year of King Tarabya. ''Zatadawbon Yazawin'' (Zata 1960: 46, 73) says he was born on Friday, the 14th ''nekkhat'' of the 10th month (Pyatho) of 728 ME, which was Wednesday, Full moon of Pyatho 728 (16 December 1366). ''Yazawin Thit'' twice su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minkhaung I
Minkhaung I of Ava ( ; also spelled Mingaung; 1373–1421) was king of Ava Kingdom, Ava from 1400 to 1421. He is best remembered in History of Myanmar, Burmese history for his epic struggles against King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Kingdom, Hanthawaddy Pegu in the Forty Years' War (1385–1424). As king, Minkhaung continued his father Swa Saw Ke's policy to restore the Pagan Empire. Under the military leadership of his eldest son Minye Kyawswa, Ava nearly succeeded. While he ultimately failed to conquer Hanthawaddy and Launggyet Kingdom, Launggyet Arakan, he was able to bring in most of cis-Salween Shan states to the Ava orbit. Early life The future king was born in a small village called Kanbalu Township, Gazun-Nyeint (present-day northern Sagaing Region) on 13 September 1373. His father King Swa Saw Ke of Ava Kingdom, Ava had met his commoner mother Saw Beza earlier in the year during a military campaign against Mohnyin.Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 285Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 410 Chro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kale Kye-Taung Nyo
Kale Kye-Taung Nyo (, ; also spelled Kale Kyetaungnyo or Kalekyetaungnyo;The name ကလေး ကျေးတောင် ညို literally means Nyo of Kale Kye-Taung. (Harvey 1925: 96) transliterates the name as Kalekyetaungnyo, and (Aung-Thwin 2017: 82–83) as Kale Kye Taung Nyo. 1385–1426) Tai name ''Hso Kyaing Hpa'' (သိူဝ်ၸႅင်ႈၾႃႉ) was king of Ava from 1425 to 1426, and governor of Kale Kye-Taung (Kalay) from 1406 to 1425. A top military commander during the reigns of kings Minkhaung I and Thihathu of Ava, Prince Min Nyo came to power in 1425 by overthrowing his eight-year-old nephew King Min Hla with the help of his lover Queen Shin Bo-Me. But Nyo himself was overthrown less than seven months later in 1426 by his fellow senior commander and long-time rival Gov. Thado of Mohnyin. The eldest son of King Tarabya of Ava, Prince Nyo was the heir presumptive during his father's brief reign in 1400. He did not succeed to the throne but became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Burmese Monarchs
This is a list of the monarchs of Burma (Myanmar), covering the monarchs of all the major kingdoms that existed in the present day Burma (Myanmar). Although Burmese chronicles, Burmese chronicle tradition maintains that various monarchies of Burma (Mon people, Mon, Bamar people, Burman, Rakhine people, Arakanese), began in the 9th century Common Era, BCE, historically verified data date back only to 1044 CE at the accession of Anawrahta of Pagan dynasty, Pagan. The farther away the data are from 1044, the less verifiable they are. For example, the founding of the city of Pagan (Bagan) in the 9th century is verifiable–although the accuracy of the actual date, given in the Chronicles as 849, remains in question–but the founding of early Pagan dynasty, given as the 2nd century, is not.Harvey 1925: 364 For early kingdoms, see List of early and legendary monarchs of Burma. The reign dates follow the latest available dates as discussed in each section. Early kingdoms * See List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1385–1391)
The Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1385–1391) () was a military conflict between Ava and Hanthawaddy Pegu, both kingdoms located in present-day Myanmar, that lasted from 1385 to 1391. It was the first of the four decades-long wars between the two kingdoms. Hanthawaddy's victory over a far larger Ava in this war preserved the nascent kingdom's independence. The war's immediate origins trace to Hanthawaddy's deep political turmoil following King Razadarit's contentious rise to power in 1384. The 16-year-old king, who had seized the throne after having raised a rebellion against his ailing father King Binnya U, faced several rebellions by his father's vassals. The crisis escalated in 1385 when Viceroy Laukpya of the Province of Myaungmya persuaded King Swa Saw Ke of Ava to put him on the Hanthawaddy throne. Swa underestimated Razadarit, and sent down two small armies led by his two young sons, Crown Prince Tarabya and Prince Min Swe. When his bickering sons came back empty-handed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nat (spirit)
The nats (; MLC Transcription System, MLCTS: ''nat''; ) are god-like spirits venerated in Myanmar and neighbouring countries in conjunction with Buddhism. They are divided between the 37 ''Great Nats'' who were given that status by Anawrahta, King Anawrahta when he formalized the official list of nats. Most of the 37 ''Great Nats'' were human beings who met violent deaths. There are two types of ''nats'' in Burmese Belief: ''nat sein'' () which are humans that were deified after their deaths and all other nats which are spirits of nature (spirits of water, trees etc.). Much like sainthood, ''nats'' can be designated for a variety of reasons, including those only known in certain regions in Burma. ''Nat'' worship is less common in urban areas than in rural areas and is practised among List of ethnic groups in Myanmar, ethnic minorities of Myanmar as well as in mainstream Bamar people, Bamar society. However, it is among the Theravada, Theravada Buddhist Bamar that the most highly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thihapate Of Tagaung
Thihapate of Tagaung (, ; also known as Nga Nauk Hsan (ငနောက်ဆံ, ); d. November 1400) was governor of Tagaung from 1367 to 1400.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 405, 438 The powerful governor of the northernmost vassal state of Ava was a brother-in-law of King Swa Saw Ke,(Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 414) says Thihapate of Tagaung was Swa's brother-in-law. Since Swa's three sisters were married to some other people per (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 403), Swa must have been married to at least one sister of Thihapate. At any rate, Thihapate's sister(s) was apparently not a principal queen since she is not listed in the chronicles. and had even served as a tutor to Crown Prince Tarabya.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 438Htin Aung 1967: 89 In 1380/81, he was even considered by King Swa Saw Ke as a candidate to become king of Arakan Arakan ( or ; , ), formerly anglicised as Aracan, is the historical geographical name for the northeastern coastal region of the Bay of Bengal, covering present-day B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theinkhathu Saw Hnaung
, image = , caption = , reign = 1360s – 1390s , coronation = , succession = Governor of Sagu , predecessor = , successor = Theinkhathu II of Sagu , suc-type = Successor , reg-type = King , regent = Swa Saw Ke , spouse = Saw Myat , issue = Theinkhathu II , issue-link = , full name = , house = Pinya , father = Thihapate I of Taungdwin , mother = Saw Pale of Pinya , birth_date = 1320s , birth_place = Taungdwin , death_date = in or after 1393 , death_place = , date of burial = , place of burial = , religion = Theravada Buddhism , signature = Theinkhathu Saw Hnaung (, ) was governor of Sagu in the Kingdom of Ava in the late 14th century. He was a grandson of King Thihat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razadarit
Razadarit (, ; , or ; also spelled Yazadarit, "king of kings"; 1368–1421) was king of Kingdom of Hanthawaddy, Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1384 to 1421. He successfully unified his Mon language, Mon-speaking kingdom, and fended off major assaults by the Burmese language, Burmese-speaking Kingdom of Ava, Ava Kingdom (Inwa) in the Forty Years' War. The king also instituted an administrative system that left his successors with a far more integrated kingdom. He is one of the most famous List of Burmese monarchs, kings in Burmese history. Razadarit came to power at 16 after a rebellion against his father King Binnya U (r. 1348–1384), barely controlling the Pegu province. By his sheer will and military leadership, the young king not only defeated Ava's Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1385–1391), first wave of invasions (1385–1391) but also unified his kingdom in the process. After presiding over Pegu's emergence as a regional power, he twice renewed the war with Ava in the 1400s, and outla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mon Language
The Mon language, formerly known as Peguan and Talaing, is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Mon people. Mon, like the related Khmer language, but unlike most languages in mainland Southeast Asia, is not tonal. The Mon language is a recognised indigenous language in Myanmar as well as a recognised indigenous language of Thailand. Mon was classified as a "vulnerable" language in UNESCO's 2010 ''Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger''. The Mon language has faced assimilative pressures in both Myanmar and Thailand, where many individuals of Mon descent are now monolingual in Burmese or Thai respectively. In 2007, Mon speakers were estimated to number between 1,800,000 and 2 million. In Myanmar, the majority of Mon speakers live in Southern Myanmar, especially Mon State, followed by Tanintharyi Region and Kayin State. History Mon is an important language in Burmese history. Until the 12th century, it was the lingua franca of the Irrawaddy valley—not only in the Mon ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thilawa Of Yamethin
, image = , caption = , reign = 1351 – 1395/96 , coronation = , succession = Governor of Yamethin , predecessor = Swa Saw Ke , successor = Maha Pyauk , suc-type = Successor , reg-type = King , regent = Kyawswa II (1351–1359) Narathu (1359–1364) Uzana II (1364) Thado Minbya (1364–1367) Swa Saw Ke (1367–1395) , spouse = Saw Pale , issue = Min Hla Myat unnamed daughter , issue-link = , full name = , house = Pinya , father = , mother = , birth_date = 1330 , birth_place = , death_date = 1395/96 757 ME , death_place = Yamethin , date of burial = , place of burial = , religion = Theravada Buddhism , signature = Thilawa (, ; d. 1395/96) was governor of Yam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theiddat
Theiddat (, ; 1375/76–1408) was the heir-presumptive of Ava from 1400 to 1406 during the reign of King Minkhaung I of Ava. Theiddat was the key figure in securing his elder brother Minkhaung I's claim on the throne of Ava. In the early days of Minkhaung's reign, Theiddat personally led an army to put down a major rebellion. After Minkhaung named his eldest son Minye Kyawswa heir apparent in 1406, Theiddat felt betrayed, and fled south in 1407 and joined the service of King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu, which was amidst fighting the Forty Years' War (1385–1424) with Ava. It turned out that Theiddat could not betray his brother. In 1408, Theiddat, who was with a special group of Hanthawaddy forces who were waiting to ambush Minkhaung, gave a warning to his brother at a critical moment, allowing him to escape. Theiddat was duly executed by Razadarit for his warning. Early life Minkhaung and Theiddat were sons of King Swa Saw Ke by Saw Beza whom he had met during one of his m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Elephant
A white elephant is a possession that its owner cannot dispose of without extreme difficulty, and whose cost, particularly that of maintenance, is out of proportion to its usefulness. In modern usage, it is a metaphor used to describe an object, construction project, scheme, business venture, facility, etc. considered expensive but without equivalent utility or value relative to its capital (acquisition) and/or operational (maintenance) costs. Historical background The term derives from the sacred white elephants kept by Southeast Asian monarchs in Burma, Thailand (Siam), Laos and Cambodia. To possess a white elephant was regarded—and is still regarded in Thailand and Burma—as a sign that the monarch reigned with justice and power, and that the kingdom was blessed with peace and prosperity. The opulence expected of anyone who owned a beast of such stature was great. Monarchs often exemplified their possession of white elephants in their formal titles (e.g., Hsinbyushin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
