Binnya Ran II ( my, ဒုတိယ ဗညားရံ, ;
Mon
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: ဗညားရာံ; 1469–1526) the 17th king of the
Kingdom of Hanthawaddy
( Mon) ( Burmese)
, conventional_long_name = Kingdom of Hongsarwatoi (Hanthawaddy) Pegu
, common_name = Hongsarwatoi (Hanthawaddy) Kingdom / Ramannya (Ramam)
, era = Warring states
, status = Kingdom
, event_pre ...
in Burma from 1492 to 1526. He was revered for his gentleness although his first act as king was to enforce the massacre of the kinsmen, putting all the royal offspring to death.
[Harvey 1925: 120]
During the confusion of Binnya Ran's ascension,
Mingyi Nyo
, image = File:Mingyi Nyo.jpg
, caption = Statue of Mingyi Nyo in Taungoo
, reign = 16 October 1510 – 24 November 1530
, coronation = 11 April 1511
, succession = King of Toung ...
of
Toungoo
Taungoo (, ''Tauñngu myoú''; ; also spelled Toungoo) is a district-level city in the Bago Region of Myanmar, 220 km from Yangon, towards the north-eastern end of the division, with mountain ranges to the east and west. The main industr ...
who at the time was a vassal of
Ava, without King
Minkhaung II's permission, sent a probing raid into Hanthawaddy territory. Binnya Ran II sent in a retaliatory raid of the city of Toungoo itself.
[Fernquest 2005] After the show of force, Hanthawaddy was free of any incursions.
In 1501, he assembled an army of thousands to travel up the
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 comm ...
to pay pilgrimage to the
Shwezigon Pagoda at
Pagan inside Ava's territory. When the king of
Prome, a small kingdom wedged between Ava and Hanthawaddy, checked him, he replied: "I could conquer both you and Ava but I do not wish. I only wish to worship before the Shwezigon". He returned peacefully after having worshiped there.
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Family
The king had at least four senior queens in 1495.[(Aung-Thwin 2017: 278–279, 345, 356) directly quoting H.L. Shorto's translation of the second volume of the '' Pak Lat Chronicles'' regarding Binnya Ran II's coronation ceremony at the Shwemawdaw Pagoda. The ceremony took over the course of two days (2 April to 3 April 1495). The dates of the two days as described in ''Pak Lat's'' original text are Thursday, the 9th waxing of ]Ashadha
Ashadha or Aashaadha or Aadi ( hi, आसाढ़ ''Āsāṛh'' or ''Āṣāḍh''; as, আহাৰ ''ahar''; or, ଆଷାଢ଼ ''Āṣāḍh''; bn, আষাঢ়; syl, ꠀꠀꠠ ''aáṛ''; ne, असार ''asār''; gu, અષા� ...
(Waso) 857 ME (''Sunday'', 31 May 1495), followed by the "next day" of Friday, the 11th waxing of Vaishakha
Vaisakha; hi, बैसाख, Baisākh; pa, ਵਿਸਾਖ/وساکھ , te, వైశాఖ, kn, ವೈಶಾಖ, Vaiśākha; ml, വൈശാഖം, Vaiśākham; mr, वैशाख, Vaiśākh; ta, வைகாசி, Vaikāci; ne, � ...
(Kason) 857 ME (Friday, 3 April 1495). Both dates cannot be true since the first day is nearly a month ''later'' than the day that supposedly followed it. Furthermore, the first date translates to a Sunday (not Thursday), and thus is incorrect. The second date does translate to a Friday, and is likely correct.
The king had at least three sons: Heir-apparent Yazadipati, Taka Yut Pi (Taka Rat Pi),[Aung-Thwin 2017: 283] and Smim Htaw.
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1469 births
Hanthawaddy dynasty
1526 deaths
15th-century Burmese monarchs
16th-century Burmese monarchs