Baw Ngan-Mohn (, ; also known as Baw Khon-Hmaing (ဘောခုံမှိုင်း, ; 1370 – 1389/90) was heir-apparent of Hanthawaddy during the late reign of his father King

Binnya U Binnya U (, , ; also known as Hsinbyushin; 1323–1384) was king of Martaban–Hanthawaddy from 1348 to 1384. His reign was marked by several internal rebellions and external conflicts. He survived the initial rebellions and an invasion by Lan ...

. After Binnya U's death in 1384, Ngan-Mohn was put in prison by his half-brother

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who seized the throne with the help of the court. The prince was executed in 1389/90.

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He was born to Mwei Ma-Gu-Thauk and King

of Hanthawaddy. He was named Baw Ngan-Mohn (also known as Baw Khon-Hmaing).(Pan Hla 2005: 47, footnote 6): Baw Ngan-Mohn per '' Pak Lat''; Baw Khon-Hmaing per ''

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''. His mother was a concubine but later became a queen with the title of Yaza Dewi.Pan Hla 2005: 44–45, 47 He was born 1370.''Razadarit Ayedawbon'' (Pan Hla 2005: 185) says that Ngan-Mohn was younger than his half-brother Binnya Nwe (Razadarit) who was born in 1368. According to the ''

'' chronicle, the handsome and composed Ngan-Mohn was his father's favorite.Pan Hla 2005: 47–48 The king had anointed Ngan-Mohn as his heir-apparent certainly by 1382, perhaps even earlier.Pan Hla 2005: 64 By 1383, the king's health had deteriorated to such a degree that several pretenders began jockeying for power. Binnya U had handed much of the power to his sister Gov. Maha Dewi of Dagon although some factions of the court secretly opposed her. Ngan-Mohn also had a serious rival in his elder half-brother Binnya Nwe, who had been persuaded by Minister

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to raise a rebellion. Ngan-Mohn too saw his aunt Maha Dewi as a threat, and began allying himself with Nwe.Pan Hla 2005: 81 In May 1383, Nwe went on to start a rebellion at

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, 60 km southwest of the capital Pegu.Pan Hla 2005: 94 After the death of Binnya U in January 1384, the court handed the power to Nwe, who took the title Razadarit. Ngan-Mohn did not oppose Nwe's accession.Pan Hla 2005: 158 The new king in turn awarded Ngan-Mohn the title of Binnya Dok (ဗညားဒုတ်, ). Despite the initial gesture, Razadarit never trusted his younger half-brother. He could not forget their father's repeated statements that Ngan-Mohn was to be king. Soon after, he had Ngan-Mohn imprisoned.Pan Hla 2005: 185 Ngan-Mohn spent the next five plus years in prison. The prince was executed in the dry season of 1389–90 on the order of Razadarit. At the time, Razadarit was in the

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, fighting against the forces of

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. The king was concerned that Ngan-Mohn could have been freed, and may take over the capital Pegu while he was at the front. While returning to the base camp at Dala-Twante, he ordered Commander E Kaung Bein to execute Baw Ngan-Mohn. (Later in the same dry season, Razadarit ordered the execution of his own 7-year-old son Bawlawkyantaw because he was concerned that the boy might grow up to avenge for the suicide of his mother Queen Tala Mi Daw.Pan Hla 2005: 194–195)

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* {{s-end Hanthawaddy dynasty Burmese heirs apparent who never acceded