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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 ...
, suc-type = Successor , reg-type = Monarch , regent = Uzana I
Sithu
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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 ...
, father = Uzana I , mother = Atula Maha Dhamma Dewi , birth_date = late 1310s , birth_place =
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 ...
, Pinya Kingdom , death_date = 1351 , death_place =
Yamethin Yamethin Township is a Townships of Burma, township of Yamethin District in the Mandalay Region of Burma, Burma (Myanmar). The administrative seat and principal city is Yamethin, which is also the major rail stop in the township, and it has a popul ...
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Theravada Buddhism ''Theravāda'' (; 'School of the Elders'; ) is Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school's adherents, termed ''Theravādins'' ( anglicized from Pali ''theravādī''), have preserved their version of the Buddha's teaching or '' Dhamma'' in ...
, signature = Thihapate of Yamethin (, ; also known as Chauk-Hse Shin, lit. "Lord of Sixty Elephants") was governor of
Yamethin Yamethin Township is a Townships of Burma, township of Yamethin District in the Mandalay Region of Burma, Burma (Myanmar). The administrative seat and principal city is Yamethin, which is also the major rail stop in the township, and it has a popul ...
in the 1330s and the 1340s during the Pinya Period. The second son of King
Uzana I of Pinya , image = , caption = , reign = February 1325 – 1 September 1340 , coronation = , succession = King of Pinya , predecessor = Thihathu , successor = S ...
considered a rebellion against his half-uncle
Kyawswa I of Pinya Kyawswa I of Pinya (, ; ; 1299–1350) was king of Pinya from 1344 to 1350. His six-year reign briefly restored unity in southern Upper Burma although his authority over his southernmost vassals remained largely nominal. He suddenly died in 1350 ...
who pushed out his father from power but ultimately decided against it.


Brief

He was born Min Htwe to Crown Prince Uzana and his chief wife Atula Maha Dhamma Dewi.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 379 His father became king in 1325 but his half-uncle Kyawswa remained a serious rival to his father. Uzana was never able to consolidate power in the following years. Although Htwe was not the eldest son—Htwe had an older brother,
Sithu Min Oo Sithu Min Oo (, ; – in or after 1370s) was a longtime pretender to the Pinya throne from the 1320s to the 1360s. After Ava replaced Pinya as the new power in present-day central Myanmar in 1365, Sithu entered into an alliance with King Swa ...
—Htwe came to be relied upon by his father. He was appointed governor of
Yamethin Yamethin Township is a Townships of Burma, township of Yamethin District in the Mandalay Region of Burma, Burma (Myanmar). The administrative seat and principal city is Yamethin, which is also the major rail stop in the township, and it has a popul ...
with the title of Thihapate in the late 1330s. When his father lost the power struggle with Kyawswa between 1340 and 1344,Than Tun 1959: 124 Thihapate, who then commanded a standing regiment of 60 war elephants, 800 cavalry and 1000 infantry, seriously considered a rebellion against Kyawswa.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 382 But he failed to persuade Gov. Saw Mon Hnit of Nyaungyan to join him in rebellion. He finally agreed to submit to Kyawswa, who had sent a conciliatory gift—a rare black stallion from Onbaung. His name does not appear in the royal chronicles afterwards. Given that he was no longer governor of Yamethin in 1351 as
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 ...
became governor,Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 402Chronicles (Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 280) and (Hmannan Vol. 2003: 403) say Swa defected to Sagaing during the reign of
Tarabya II of Sagaing , image = , caption = , reign = November 1349 – 23 February 1352 , coronation = , succession = King of Sagaing , predecessor = Anawrahta II , successor ...
(r. 1349–52). According to a contemporary inscription (Than Tun 1959: 128), he was still governor of Talok at age 21 (22nd year). Therefore he likely became governor of Yamethin sometime between 24 July 1351 (Swa's 21st birthday) and 23 February 1352 (Tarabya II's death).
Thihapate may have died by then, or may have been removed from office.


Ancestry

Prince Min Htwe was descended from the Pagan royalty from both sides. His parents were half siblings, children of King
Kyawswa of Pagan Kyawswa (, ; 2 August 1260 – 10 May 1299) was king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1289 to 1297. Son of the last sovereign king of Pagan Narathihapate, Kyawswa was one of many "kings" that emerged after the collapse of the Pagan ...
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