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Hnin U Yaing
Hnin U Yaing (; , ; 1260s – 1310s) was a princess of Martaban and the mother of two kings, Saw O and Saw Zein. She helped her eldest brother Wareru seize the governorship of Martaban (Mottama) in 1285. In 1311, she and her husband, Governor Min Bala of Myaungmya, overthrew her brother, King Hkun Law, and placed their eldest son, Saw O, on the throne. Brief U Yaing was born to commoner parents in Donwun, then part of the Pagan Kingdom. She had at least two elder brothers, Ma Gadu and Ma Gada.Pan Hla 2005: 16 The siblings were of Shan and/or Mon background.They had Mon language names. Though none of the major chronicles—the ''Razadarit Ayedawbon'' and the '' Pak Lat Chronicles''—says anything about their ethnicity, British colonial scholarship (See: Phayre 1967: 65, Harvey 1925: 110) conjectured that they were ethnic Shans. Later scholars appear to hedge: per (Htin Aung 1967: 78), they were likely of both Mon and Shan backgrounds, while (Aung-Thwin and A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Min Bala Of Myaungmya
Min Bala (, ; also known as Smim Min Hla and Smim Myaungmya; d. 1310s) was governor of Myaungmya (in present-day Myanmar) from the 1290s to the 1310s. He was the father of kings Saw O (r. 1311–1323) and Saw Zein (r. 1323–1330) of Hanthawaddy Kingdom, Martaban. Bala was the power behind the throne during the early reign of Saw O. In 1311, Bala successfully staged a coup against his brother-in-law King Hkun Law. He reluctantly gave up the throne at the urging of his wife Princess Hnin U Yaing, who had lobbied for their eldest son's accession. However, Bala essentially ruled the Mon language, Mon-speaking kingdom like a sovereign from his own palace just outside the capital Mottama, Martaban (Mottama) until his death. Rise to power Burmese chronicles, Chronicles do not mention his background. Based on the reporting of the chronicle ''Razadarit Ayedawbon'', it can be inferred that Bala married Hnin U Yaing, the younger sister of Wareru, Ma Gadu, 1282/83.Their first son Saw O wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |