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Saw Maha-Rit
Saw Maha-Rit ( my, စောမဟာရာဇ်, ; d. 1402) was a Hanthawaddy royal and a military commander. A son-in-law of King Razadarit, Maha-Rit led the first siege of Prome (Pyay) during the Second Ava–Hanthawaddy War. He was executed for leaving behind his wife Princess Tala Mi Kyaw at the battle scene. Background According to the ''Razadarit Ayedawbon'' chronicle, Maha-Rit was the elder son of Princess Tala Hnin Thiri. Through his mother, he was a great-grandson of King Saw Zein (r. 1323–1330) and a grandson of Binnya Thein, a former Lan Na court minister who later served as a senior minister under successive Hanthawaddy kings from Saw Zein to Binnya U.Pan Hla 2005: 204 Furthermore, his mother was a first cousin of King Razadarit (r. 1384–1421).Pan Hla 2005: 203–204 His personal name was Bauk Kan Baru (ဗောက်ကန်ဗရူး), and he had one younger brother Baw Chi (ဘောချီ), who later became governor of Lagunbyi with the titles of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tala Mi Kyaw
Tala Mi Kyaw (;Pan Hla 2005: 380 or တလမဲကြိုး) was a Hanthawaddy princess who became a queen consort of King Minkhaung I of Ava during the Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1401–1403). Captured by Ava forces in 1402, the princess became part of the two marriages of state agreed to in the peace treaty of 1403 that formally ended the war. In accordance with the treaty, her father King Razadarit sanctioned her marriage to King Minkhaung; in return, Minkhaung sent his younger sister Princess Thupaba Dewi in marriage to Razadarit. Early life The royal chronicles provide no background information about the princess except that she was a daughter of King Razadarit (r. 1384–1421). They do not explicitly state who her mother was, or when she was born. In all, she was one of the three daughters of the king reported in the chronicles. By 1401, she was already married to her cousin Saw Maha-Rit. Road to Ava In November 1401, Princess Kyaw accompanied her father and her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mwei Auk
Lawka Dewi Mwei Auk ( my, လောကဒေဝီ မွေ့အောက်, ) was a principal queen consort of King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1392 to 1421. Brief According to the ''Razadarit Ayedawbon'' chronicle, the queen was the middle daughter of Saw Ye-Bein, a senior minister at the Hanthawaddy court. Her personal name was Mwei Auk (မွေ့အောက်). She had an elder sister Mwei Ohn-Naung and a younger sister Mi U-SiPan Hla 2005: 203 In April 1392, she became a senior queen of King Razadarit Razadarit ( mnw, ရာဇာဓိရာတ်,The spelling "ရာဇာဓိရာတ်" per '' Slapat Rajawan'' (Schmidt 1906: 118) and the 1485 Shwedagon Pagoda inscription (Pan Hla 2005: 368, footnote 1). Nai Pan Hla's ''Razadarit Ayedaw ..., with the title of Lawka Dewi ( pi, Lokadevī). Her two sisters were also raised as queens at the same ceremony. She and her sisters were first cousins once removed of the king. Their father was a first cousin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Historical Commission Of Burma
The Royal Historical Commission ( my, တော်ဝင် မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ သမိုင်း ကော်မရှင်, ) of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) produced the standard court chronicles of Konbaung era, ''Hmannan Yazawin'' (1832) and ''Dutiya Yazawin'' (1869). Commission (1829–1832) In May 1829, three years after the disastrous First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826), King Bagyidaw created the first Royal Historical Commission to write an official chronicle of Konbaung Dynasty. The standard official chronicle at the time was ''Maha Yazawin'' (The Great Chronicle), the standard chronicle of Toungoo Dynasty that covers from time immemorial to October 1711. It was the second attempt by Konbaung kings to update ''Maha Yazawin''. The first attempt, ''Yazawin Thit'' (The New Chronicle), commissioned by Bagyidaw's predecessor and grandfather Bodawpaya, had not been accepted because the new chronicle contained severe criticisms of earlier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai (, from th, เชียงใหม่ , nod, , เจียงใหม่ ), sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second largest city in Thailand. It is north of Bangkok in a mountainous region called the Thai highlands and has a population of 1.19 million people as of 2022, which is more than 66 percent of the total population of Chiang Mai province (1.8 million). Chiang Mai (meaning "New City" in Thai) was founded in 1296 as the new capital of Lan Na, succeeding the former capital, Chiang Rai. The city's location on the Ping River (a major tributary of the Chao Phraya River) and its proximity to major trading routes contributed to its historic importance. The city (''thesaban nakhon'', "city municipality") of Chiang Mai officially only covers most parts (40,2 km²) of the Mueang Chiang Mai district in the city centre and has a population of 127,000. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sale, Myanmar
Salay ( my, စလေမြို့) is a town located in Chauk Township, Magway District, Magway Region, Myanmar (Burma). Salay is located by the eastern banks of the Ayeyarwady River, and its nearest town is Chauk, which is about away. Salay developed as a satellite town of Bagan in the 12th and 13th centuries and is still an important religious center. Salay houses 50 active Buddhist monasteries, including the Yokesone Monastery, as well as Bagan-era monuments like the Man Buddha Image. Salay is a center for lacquerware Lacquerware are objects decoratively covered with lacquer. Lacquerware includes small or large containers, tableware, a variety of small objects carried by people, and larger objects such as furniture and even coffins painted with lacquer. Befor ... manufacturing. Salay is also known as the birthplace of U Ponnya, one of Burma's most celebrated writers. References Populated places in Magway Region {{Magway-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letya Pyanchi Of Prome
Letya Pyanchi ( my, လက်ျာပျံချီ, ; d. April 1413) was governor of Prome (Pyay) from 1390 to 1413. The governor, a 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 Yaza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nawrahta Of Salin
Nawrahta of Salin ( my, စလင်း နော်ရထာ, ; 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 Py ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irrawaddy River
The Irrawaddy River ( Ayeyarwady River; , , from Indo-Aryan languages, Indic ''revatī'', meaning "abounding in riches") is a river that flows from north to south through Myanmar (Burma). It is the country's largest river and most important commercial waterway. Originating from the confluence of the N'Mai River, N'mai and Mali River, Mali rivers, it flows relatively straight North-South before emptying through the Irrawaddy Delta in the Ayeyarwady Region into the Andaman Sea. Its drainage basin of about covers a large part of Burma. After Rudyard Kipling's poem, it is sometimes referred to as 'Mandalay (poem), The Road to Mandalay'. As early as the sixth century, the river was used for trade and transport. Having developed an extensive network of irrigation, irrigation canals, the river became important to the British Empire after it had colonized Burma. The river is still as vital today, as a considerable amount of (export) goods and traffic moves by river. Rice is produced in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inwa
Inwa (, or ; also spelled Innwa; formerly known as Ava), located in Mandalay Region, Myanmar, is an ancient imperial capital of successive Burmese kingdoms from the 14th to 19th centuries. Throughout history, it was sacked and rebuilt numerous times. The capital city was finally abandoned after it was destroyed by a series of major earthquakes in March 1839. Though only a few traces of its former grandeur remain today, the former capital is a popular day-trip tourist destination from Mandalay. Etymology The name Inwa (အင်းဝ) literally means "mouth of the Lake", reflecting its geographical location at the mouth of lakes in the Kyaukse District. Another theory states that it is derived from ''Innawa'' (), meaning "nine lakes" in the area.Khin Khin Aye 2007: 60 The city's classical name in Pali is ''Ratanapura'' (ရတနပုရ; "City of Gems"). The modern standard Burmese pronunciation is ''Inwa'' (), following the modern orthography. But the local Upper Burmes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyay
Pyay (, ; mnw, ပြန် , ; also known as Prome and Pyè) is principal town of Pyay Township in the Bago Region in Myanmar. Pyay is located on the bank of the Irrawaddy River, north-west of Yangon. It is an important trade center for the Ayeyarwady Delta, Central and Upper Myanmar and the Rakhine (Arakan) State. The British Irrawaddy Flotilla Company established the current town in the late 19th century on the Irrawaddy as a transshipment point for cargo between Upper Burma, Upper and Lower Burma. The English novelist Jane Austen's brother Rear Admiral Charles Austen died here in 1852. The district of Pyay encompasses the valley of the Irrawaddy, located between Thayet District, Thayet, Hinthada District, Hinthada and Tharrawaddy District, Tharrawaddy districts. Along the western side of Pyay District are the Arakan Mountains and along the eastern side are the Pegu Range. Pyay District's main towns are Pyay, Shwedaung Township, Shwetaung, and Paungde Township, Paungde. Etymo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Myanmar
The history of Myanmar (also known as Burma; my, မြန်မာ့သမိုင်း) covers the period from the time of first-known human settlements 13,000 years ago to the present day. The earliest inhabitants of recorded history were a Tibeto-Burman-speaking people who established the Pyu city-states ranged as far south as Pyay and adopted Theravada Buddhism. Another group, the Bamar people, entered the upper Irrawaddy valley in the early 9th century. They went on to establish the Pagan Kingdom (1044–1297), the first-ever unification of the Irrawaddy valley and its periphery. The Burmese language and Burma culture slowly came to replace Pyu norms during this period. After the First Mongol invasion of Burma in 1287, several small kingdoms, of which the Kingdom of Ava, the Hanthawaddy Kingdom, the Kingdom of Mrauk U and the Shan States were principal powers, came to dominate the landscape, replete with ever-shifting alliances and constant wars. In the second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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