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Swa Saw Ke Mingyi Swa Saw Ke (, ; also spelled Minkyiswasawke or Swasawke; 1330–1400) was king of Ava from 1367 to 1400. He reestablished central authority in Upper Myanmar (Burma) for the first time since the fall of the Pagan Empire in the 1280s. He ...

(1395/96–1400)

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Pinya Pinya (), or Vijayapura, was the capital of the Kingdom of Pinya, located near Ava, Mandalay Region, Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989 ...

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, signature = Maha Pyauk (, ; d. October/November 1400; also spelled MahabyaukWilkie 1934: 28) was governor of

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and a key army commander from 1395/96 to 1400. He emerged as one of the pretenders to the Ava throne after King

's assassination. But Pyauk himself was assassinated by Prince

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 ...

, who wanted his elder brother Minkhaung to succeed.

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Pyauk was a younger brother of Governor-General

Thilawa of Yamethin , image = , caption = , reign = 1351 – 1395/96 , coronation = , succession = Governor of Yamethin , predecessor = Swa Saw Ke , successor = Maha Pyauk , s ...

. After Thilawa's death in 1395/96, King

of Ava appointed Pyauk to be the next governor of Yamethin as well as the commander of the army Thilawa previously commanded.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 434 According to the royal chronicles, Pyauk took command of an army consisted of 60 elephants, 800 cavalry and 10,000 men. Pyauk became a pretender to the throne in October/November 1400 when King Tarabya was assassinated just seven months in office. The court led by Min Yaza executed the assassin Gov.

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 br ...

, and selected Minkhaung, another son of Swa. But Minkhaung, who did not command an army, was concerned about Pyauk, and told the court to offer the throne to Pyauk instead. But Minkhaung's younger brother

disagreed with his brother's decision. As Pyauk marched with his large army to Ava to take over the throne, Theiddat and his small army ambushed Pyauk near Pinya, and successfully assassinated Pyauk.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 438–439 After Pyauk's death, Minkhaung ascended the throne on 25 November 1400 (or 26 October 1400). The new king appointed Min Yaza's son Pauk Hla governor of Yamethin.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 443

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