Bayin Htwe (, ; 1470s–1533) Tai name ''Hso Yam Hpa'' (သိူဝ်ယႅမ်ႉၾႃႉ) was king of Prome (Pyay) from 1527 to 1532. His small kingdom, founded by his father Thado Minsaw in 1482, was conquered by the

Confederation of Shan States The Shan States were a collection of minor Shan kingdoms called '' möng'' whose rulers bore the title '' saopha'' (''sawbwa''). In British Burma, they were analogous to the princely states of British India. The term "Shan States" was fir ...

in 1532, and he was taken prisoner to Upper Burma. He was later released, and returned to Prome only to be refused entry by his son Narapati. Bayin Htwe died at the outskirts of

Prome Pyay, and formerly anglicised as Prome, is the 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, Cent ...

(Pyay) in mid 1533.

Brief

Bayin Htwe was a son of Thado Minsaw who proclaimed independence of his minor kingdom from

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in 1482. Htwe ascended the throne in 1526 after his father's death. His formal title was Thiri Thudhamma Yaza (သီရိသုဓမ္မရာဇာ).Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 328 The new king soon incurred the wrath of Saw Lon, the leader of

because he did not send help in the Confederation's war against Ava in 1526–1527. His father had been an ally of Lon, and sent troops in their 1524–1525 assault on Ava. In 1532, Lon and his Confederation armies (12,000 troops, 800 horses and 30 elephants) laid siege to Prome. Htwe surrendered in late 1532, and was sent to

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in Upper Burma in exile. Htwe's son Narapati was appointed vassal king.Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 116–117 Htwe's life in captivity was cut short after Lon was assassinated by his own ministers near

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, enabling his return to Prome. He arrived back at the outskirts of Prome, five months after he lost his throne. But Narapati did not allow him back in the city. He died about a month later in the adjoining forests.Phayre 1967: 88

Family

His legacy lived on through his offspring. Two of his sons, Narapati and Minkhaung, became rulers of Prome, albeit as vassals of Ava. Two of his daughters, Salin Mibaya and Laygyun Mibaya, respectively were married to Viceroy

Thado Dhamma Yaza II of Prome Thado Dhamma Yaza II of Prome (, ; 1520s–1588) was viceroy of Prome (Pyay) from 1551 to 1588, during the reigns of kings Bayinnaung and Nanda of Toungoo Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). Having begun his military career in the service of King Tabi ...

and Viceroy

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.Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 83Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 89 Another daughter, Minkhaung Medaw was married to King Taka Yut Pi of Hanthawaddy, and later to King

Min Bin Min Bin (Arakanese language, Arakanese and , , Arakanese pronunciation: ; also known as Min Ba-Gyi (မင်းဗာကြီး, , Meng Ba-Gri, Arakanese pronunciation: ); 1493–1554) was a king of Mrauk-U Kingdom, Arakan, a former Adminis ...

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.Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 329RRT Vol. 2 1999: 33 He was the maternal grandfather of Queen Hsinbyushin Medaw of

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and Queen

Min Taya Medaw , image = , caption = , reign = 10 October 1581 – , coronation = , succession = Queen of the Western Palace , predecessor = Maha Dewi , successor = ''va ...

, a principal queen of King

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Toungoo Dynasty ''taungnguumainn saat'' , conventional_long_name = Toungoo dynasty , common_name = Taungoo dynasty , status = Empire/Monarchy, Kingdom , event_start = Independence from Kingdom of Ava, Ava Kingdom , yea ...

Ancestry

The following is his ancestry as reported in the ''

Hmannan Yazawin ''Hmannan Maha Yazawindawgyi'' (, ; commonly, ''Hmannan Yazawin''; known in English as the ''Glass Palace Chronicle'') is the first Burmese chronicle, official chronicle of Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). It was compiled by the Royal Histori ...

'' chronicle, which in turn referenced contemporary inscriptions.See (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 82–84) and (Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 80, 88) for his ancestors. His parents were first cousins.

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