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Maha Pyauk Of Yamethin
Maha Pyauk ( my, မဟာပြောက်, ; d. November 1400) was governor of Yamethin and a key army commander from 1395/96 to 1400. He emerged as one of the pretenders to the Ava Kingdom, Ava throne after King Tarabya of Ava, Tarabya's assassination. But Pyauk himself was assassinated by Prince Theiddat, who wanted his elder brother Minkhaung I, Minkhaung to succeed. Brief Pyauk was a younger brother of Governor-General Thilawa of Yamethin. After Thilawa's death in 1395/96, King Swa Saw Ke 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 Burmese chronicles, 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 November 1400 when King Tarabya was assassinated just seven months in office. The court led by Min Yaza of Wun Zin, Min Yaza executed the assassin Gov. Thihapate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thilawa Of Yamethin
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Hmannan Yazawin
''Hmannan Maha Yazawindawgyi'' ( my, မှန်နန်း မဟာ ရာဇဝင်တော်ကြီး, ; commonly, ''Hmannan Yazawin''; known in English as the '' Glass Palace Chronicle'') is the first official chronicle of Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). It was compiled by the Royal Historical Commission between 1829 and 1832.Hla Pe 1985: 39–40 The compilation was based on several existing chronicles and local histories, and the inscriptions collected on the orders of King Bodawpaya, as well as several types of poetry describing epics of kings. Although the compilers disputed some of the earlier accounts, they by and large retained the accounts given ''Maha Yazawin'', the standard chronicle of Toungoo Dynasty. The chronicle, which covers events right up to 1821, right before the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826), was not written purely from a secular history perspective but rather to provide "legitimation according to religious criteria" of the monarchy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yazawin Thit
''Maha Yazawin Thit'' ( my, မဟာ ရာဇဝင် သစ်, ; ; also known as ''Myanmar Yazawin Thit'' or ''Yazawin Thit'') is a national chronicle of Burma (Myanmar). Completed in 1798, the chronicle was the first attempt by the Konbaung court to update and check the accuracy of ''Maha Yazawin'', the standard chronicle of the previous Toungoo Dynasty. Its author Twinthin Taikwun Maha Sithu consulted several existing written sources, and over 600 stone inscriptions collected from around the kingdom between 1783 and 1793.Thaw Kaung 2010: 44–49 It is the first historical document in Southeast Asia compiled in consultation with epigraphic evidence.Woolf 2011: 416 The chronicle updates the events up to 1785, and contains several corrections and critiques of earlier chronicles. However, the chronicle was not well received, and ultimately rejected by the king and the court who found the critiques of earlier chronicles excessively harsh.Thaw Kaung 2010: 50–51 It became kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maha Yazawin
The ''Maha Yazawin'', fully the ''Maha Yazawindawgyi'' ( my, မဟာ ရာဇဝင်တော်ကြီး, ) and formerly romanized as the ,. is the first national chronicle of Burma/Myanmar. Completed in 1724 by U Kala, a historian at the Toungoo court, it was the first chronicle to synthesize all the ancient, regional, foreign and biographic histories related to Burmese history. Prior to the chronicle, the only known Burmese histories were biographies and comparatively brief local chronicles. The chronicle has formed the basis for all subsequent histories of the country, including the earliest English language histories of Burma written in the late 19th century.Myint-U 2001: 80Lieberman 1986: 236 The chronicle starts with the beginning of the current world cycle according to Buddhist tradition and the Buddhist version of ancient Indian history, and proceeds "with ever increasing detail to narrate the political story of the Irrawaddy basin from quasi-legendary dynasti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thihapate Of Tagaung
Thihapate of Tagaung ( my, သီဟပတေ့, ; 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 brother-in-law of King Swa Saw Ke,(Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 414) says Thihapate of Tagaung was Swa's brother-in-law. Since Swa's three sisters were married to some other people per (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 403), Swa must have been married to at least one sister of Thihapate. At any rate, Thihapate's sister(s) was apparently not a principal queen since she is not listed in the chronicles. and had even served as a tutor to Crown Prince Tarabya.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 438Htin Aung 1967: 89 In 1380/81, he was even considered by King Swa Saw Ke as a candidate to become king of Arakan Arakan ( or ) is a historic coastal region in Southeast Asia. Its borders faced the Bay of Bengal to its west, the Indian subcontinent to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Min Yaza Of Wun Zin
Min Yaza of Wun Zin ( my, ဝန်စင်း မင်းရာဇာ, ; also known as Po Yaza (, ); 1347/48−1421) was chief minister of Ava from 1379/80 to 1421. He was the main adviser to three successive kings of Ava: Swa Saw Ke, Tarabya and Minkhaung I. Under his guidance, Ava made several attempts to restore the Pagan Empire, and methodically acquired its immediate surrounding Shan states between 1371 and 1406. By his death in 1421, he had advised his kings almost for the entire duration of the Forty Years' War (1385–1424) between Ava and Pegu. The influential court treatise ''Zabu Kun-Cha'', which includes Machiavellian political principles, and mentions several archaeologically known Pyu settlements unmentioned in other prior Burmese chronicles, is attributed to Min Yaza. Early life Yaza was born Nga Nyo (, ) to Daw Chon (, ) and her herbalist physician husband Saya Ohn (ဆရာ အုန်း, ) in 1347/48.Sandalinka 2009: i, footnote 2Khin Maung Nyunt 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burmese Chronicles
The royal chronicles of Myanmar ( my, မြန်မာ ရာဇဝင် ကျမ်းများ ; also known as Burmese chronicles) are detailed and continuous chronicles of the monarchy of Myanmar (Burma). The chronicles were written on different media such as parabaik paper, palm leaf, and stone; they were composed in different literary styles such as prose, verse, and chronograms. Palm-leaf manuscripts written in prose are those that are commonly referred to as the chronicles. Other royal records include administrative treatises and precedents, legal treatises and precedents, and censuses. The chronicle tradition was maintained in the country's four historical polities: Upper Burma, Lower Burma, Arakan and the Shan states. The majority of the chronicles did not survive the country's numerous wars as well as the test of time. The most complete extant chronicles are those of Upper Burma-based dynasties, with the earliest extant chronicle dating from the 1280s and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theiddat
Theiddat ( my, သိဒ္ဓတ်, ; 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 Minkhaung's reign, Theiddat personally led an army to put down a major rebellion. After Minkhaung named his eldest son Minye Kyawswa heir apparent in 1406, Theiddat felt betrayed, and fled south in 1407 and joined the service of King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu, which was amidst fighting the Forty Years' War (1385–1424) with Ava. It turned out that Theiddat could not betray his brother. In 1408, Theiddat, who was with a special group of Hanthawaddy forces who were waiting to ambush Minkhaung, gave a warning to his brother at a critical moment, allowing him to escape. Theiddat was duly executed by Razadarit for his warning. Early life Minkhaung and Theiddat were sons of King Swa Saw Ke by Saw Beza whom he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sithu Of Yamethin
Sithu, a former Burmese royal title and modern given name, may refer to: Kings * Sithu I, King of Pagan (r. 1112–1167) * Sithu II, King of Pagan (r. 1174–1211) * Sithu III, King of Pagan (r. 1251–1256) * Sithu IV, King of Pagan (r. 1256–1287) * Sithu of Pinya, King of Pinya (r. 1340–1344) * Sithu Kyawhtin, King of Ava (r. 1551–1555) Royalty, viceroys and governors * Sithu Min Oo, Pretender to Pinya throne (1325–1364) * Sithu Thanbawa, Prince of the Five Irrigated Districts (r. 1380s–1390s?) * Thray Sithu of Myinsaing, Governor of Myinsaing (r. 1386–1426) * Sithu of Paukmyaing, Governor of Paukmyaing (r. 1402–?) * Sithu I of Yamethin, Governor of Yamethin (r. 1400/01–1413) * Sithu Kyawhtin of Toungoo, Viceroy of Toungoo (Taungoo) (r. 1470–1481) * Min Sithu of Toungoo, Viceroy of Toungoo (r. 1481–1485) Modern usage * Sithu Aye Sithu Aye ( my, စည်သူမောင်မောင်အေး; born 26 June 1990) is a Scottish-Burmese guitari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ava Kingdom
The Kingdom of Ava ( my, အင်းဝခေတ်, ) was the dominant kingdom that ruled upper Burma (Myanmar) from 1364 to 1555. Founded in 1365, the kingdom was the successor state to the petty kingdoms of Myinsaing, Pinya and Sagaing that had ruled central Burma since the collapse of the Pagan Empire in the late 13th century. Like the small kingdoms that preceded it, Ava may have been led by Bamarised Shan kings who claimed descent from the kings of Pagan.Htin Aung 1967: 84–103Phayre 1883: 63–75 Scholars debate that the Shan ethnicity of Avan kings comes from mistranslation, particularly from a record of the Avan kings' ancestors ruling a Shan village in central Burma prior to their rise or prominence.Aung-Thwin 2010: 881–901 History The kingdom was founded by Thado Minbya in 1364Coedès 1968: 227 following the collapse of the Sagaing and Pinya Kingdoms due to raids by the Shan States to the north. In its first years of existence, Ava, which viewed itself as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamethin
Yamethin Township is a township of Yamethin District in the Mandalay Region of Burma (Myanmar). The administrative seat and principal city is Yamethin, which is also the major rail stop in the township, and it has a population of 258,091. Communities Among the many communities in Yamethin Township are: North and South Pyar Si, Upper and Lower Warpyutaung (Wapyudaung), and Yebyu. Food Yamethin is known for its fried Tofu, grape plantation, and high production of several crops and paddy. Kyini Lake It was dug by King Kyawswa of Bagan in 1303 A.D. It was restored in 2015 to irrigate 8129 acres of monsoon and summer paddy plantations and provide water to the people of nearby areas. History Yamethin Township was established as a town during the time of King Duttabaung in 170 BE (Buddhist Era). The town was formerly known as Nwamethin (နွားမည်းသင်း), in reference to the preponderance of black cows in the area. Over time, the town's name evolved to Namethin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
