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Minkhaung Medaw Of Ava
Minkhaung Medaw ( my, မင်းခေါင် မယ်တော်, ; b. ) was a Burmese princess in the early Ava period. The youngest daughter of Swa Saw Ke and Khame Mi,Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 206 she became a princess in 1367 when her father ascended to the Ava throne. The princess was married to Prince Sithu Min Oo of Pinya,The ''Yazawin Thit'' chronicle (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 206) says Princess Minkhaung Medaw, the third daughter of King Swa and Queen Khame Mi, was the mother of the Sithu brothers. However, the ''Hmannan Yazawin'' chronicle (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 436) says Princess Saw Salaka Dewi, the middle daughter, was the mother of the brothers. However, ''Hmannan's'' reporting is inconsistent: even though ''Hmannan'' says the royal couple had three daughters and two sons, it does not provide any information about the third daughter. The paragraph seems to be missing sentences. who was probably at least four decades her senior, perhaps in a marriage alliance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sithu Min Oo
Sithu Min Oo ( my, စည်သူ မင်းဦး, ; – 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 Saw Ke of Ava by marrying Swa's daughter Minkhaung Medaw. Kings Mingyi Nyo, Tabinshwehti and Nanda of the Toungoo dynasty were descended from him. Brief Sithu Min Oo was the elder of the two children of Princess Atula Maha Dhamma Dewi and Crown Prince Uzana I of Pinya.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 379 In 1325, by primogeniture, he technically became the heir presumptive when his father ascended to the Pinya throne. However, Sithu probably was never officially recognized as the heir apparent throughout his father's much contested reign. The de facto heir apparent, according to the royal chronicles, was Uzana's half-brother Prince Kyawswa, who maintained his own army and conducted his own policy.Hmannan Vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanda Bayin
, image = , caption = , reign = 10 October 1581 – , coronation = 15 October 1581 , succession = , predecessor = Bayinnaung , successor = Nyaungyan , suc-type = Successor , reg-type = Chief Minister , regent = Binnya Kyanhtaw , succession1 = Suzerain of Lan Na , reign1 = 10 October 1581 – February 1597 , predecessor1 = Bayinnaung , successor1 = Naresuan , reg-type1 = King , regent1 = Nawrahta Minsaw , succession2 = Suzerain of Siam , reign2 = 10 October 1581 – 3 May 1584 , predecessor2 = Bayinnaung , successor2 = Disestablished , reg-type2 = King , regent2 = Maha Thammarachathirat , succession3 = Suzerain of Lan Xang , reign3 = 10 October 1581 – 19 December 1599Lan Xang did not formally renounce tributary ties with Burma until 1603 per (Stuart-Fox 2008: 38). But it was de facto independent by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Than Tun
Than Tun ( my, သန်းထွန်း, ; 6 April 1923 – 30 November 2005) was an influential Burma, Burmese historian as well as an outspoken critic of the State Peace and Development Council, military junta of Burma. For his lifelong contributions to the development of worldwide study of Burmese history and culture, Professor Than Tun was awarded the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in 2000. Overview A native of Daunggyi village, Ngathaingchaung/Yekyi Township, Irrawaddy Division, Than Tun entered Rangoon University in 1939, and received bachelor's degrees in history and law in 1946 and 1948, respectively and an MA in history in 1950. In 1956, he received his PhD in history with a paper named “Buddhism in Burma: (1000-1300)" from University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Dr. Than Tun became a lecturer in University of Rangoon’s Department of History and Political Science in 1959. In 1965, he was promoted to the Professor and Head of Departmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Historical Commission Of Burma
The Royal Historical Commission ( my, တော်ဝင် မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ သမိုင်း ကော်မရှင်, ) of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) produced the standard court chronicles of Konbaung era, ''Hmannan Yazawin'' (1832) and '' Dutiya Yazawin'' (1869). Commission (1829–1832) In May 1829, three years after the disastrous First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826), King Bagyidaw created the first Royal Historical Commission to write an official chronicle of Konbaung Dynasty. The standard official chronicle at the time was ''Maha Yazawin'' (The Great Chronicle), the standard chronicle of Toungoo Dynasty that covers from time immemorial to October 1711. It was the second attempt by Konbaung kings to update ''Maha Yazawin''. The first attempt, ''Yazawin Thit'' (The New Chronicle), commissioned by Bagyidaw's predecessor and grandfather Bodawpaya, had not been accepted because the new chronicle contained severe criticisms of earlier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maha Sithu Of Twinthin
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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] |
U Kala
U Kala ( my, ဦးကုလား) is a Burmese historian and chronicler best known for compiling the ''Maha Yazawin'' (lit. 'Great Royal Chronicle'), the first extensive national chronicle of Burma. U Kala single-handedly revolutionized secular Burmese historiography and ushered in a new generation of private chroniclers, including Buddhist monks and laymen. U Kala was a wealthy descendant of court and regional administrative officers from both sides of his family. His father, Dewa Setha, was a banker from Singaing, a village south of Inwa, and descended from regional administrative officers () of the crown. His mother, Mani Awga, of mixed Shan and Burman noble descent, came from a prominent family of courtier-administrators who served the Taungoo Dynasty since the mid-1500s. In compiling the ''Maha Yazawin'', U Kala likely had access to Toungoo court documents, including royal correspondence, parabaik Folding-book manuscripts are a type of writing material historically used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atula Dewi Of Prome
Atula Dewi ( my, အတုလ ဒေဝီ, ) was the chief queen consort of Thihathu of Prome in the 1280s during the last days of the Pagan Empire.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 402–403 She was the only sister of kings Athinkhaya, Yazathingyan and Thihathu, the founders of the Myinsaing Kingdom. Her personal name was Min Hla Myat, and her daughter's name was Shin Myat Hla.Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 251 Her husband Thihathu, Viceroy of Prome, is known in Burmese history for assassinating his father King Narathihapate Narathihapate ( my, နရသီဟပတေ့, ; also Sithu IV of Pagan; 23 April 1238 – 1 July 1287) was the last king of the Pagan Empire who reigned from 1256 to 1287. The king is known in Burmese history as the "Taruk-Pyay Min" ("the King ... of Pagan, and attempting to take over the Pagan throne. The assassination succeeded but Thihathu died shortly after, and never became king. But the Pagan line lived on. Their grandson Swa Saw Ke later became king of Ava in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thihathu Of Prome
Thihathu of Prome ( my, သီဟသူ, ; d. 1288), or Sihasura, was viceroy of Prome (Pyay) from 1275 to 1288. He is known in Burmese history for assassinating his own father King Narathihapate, the last sovereign king of the Pagan Empire, in 1287. He was the maternal grandfather of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava. Brief Thihathu was born to Queen Shin Mauk and Narathihapate in the late 1250s in Pagan (Bagan). Thihathu grew up at the palace alongside his half-brothers Uzana and Kyawswa, and appeared to have been the black sheep of the family. According to the royal chronicles, the king constantly teased Thihathu in front of others, for which Thihathu nursed malice toward his father.Harvey 1925: 62 Nonetheless, in 1275, he was appointed viceroy of Prome (Pyay), which was reestablished at the old city of Thray Khittaya (Sri Ksetra).Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 326, footnote 1 His chance for payback came during the Mongol invasion of the country in 1283–85. Instead of defending the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Hpa Of Pagan
, image = , caption = , reign = 1258 – 1287 , coronation = , succession = Queen consort of Burma , predecessor = , successor = , suc-type = Successor , reg-type = , regent = , spouse = Narathihapate , issue = Kyawswa of Pagan , issue-link = , full name = , house = Pagan , father = , mother = , birth_date = 1240 , birth_place = , death_date = , death_place = , date of burial = , place of burial = , religion = Theravada Buddhism , signature = Shin Hpa ( my, ရှင်ဘား, ) was a queen consort of King Narathihapate of the Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar).Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 348 She was the mother of King Kyawswa of Pagan; the paternal grandmother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyawswa Of Pagan
Kyawswa ( my, ကျော်စွာ, ; 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 Empire in 1287. Though still styled as King of Pagan, Kyawswa's effective rule amounted to just the area around Pagan city. Felt threatened by the three brothers of Myinsaing, who were nominally his viceroys, Kyawswa decided to become a vassal of the Yuan dynasty, and received such recognition from the Yuan in March 1297. He was ousted by the brothers in December 1297 and killed, along with his son, Theingapati, on 10 May 1299. Early life Kyawswa was a son of King Narathihapate and Queen Shin Hpa of Pagan, Shin Hpa. He was born on 2 August 1260. The table below lists the dates given by the four main chronicles.Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 349 Reign Kyawswa was the governor of Dala (modern Twante) in 1285 when hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin Myat Hla Of Prome
Shin Myat Hla ( my, ရှင်မြတ်လှ, ) was the mother of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava and Queen Saw Omma of Pinya.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 402–403 Her husband Min Shin Saw was governor of Thayet. Ancestry The following is the ancestry of Shin Myat Hla as reported by the ''Hmannan Yazawin'' chronicle (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 358, 360, 402–403). She was a granddaughter of King Narathihapate of Pagan, and a niece of King Thihathu Thihathu ( my, သီဟသူ, ; 1265–1325) was a co-founder of the Myinsaing Kingdom, and the founder of the Pinya Kingdom in today's central Burma (Myanmar).Coedès 1968: 209 Thihathu was the youngest and most ambitious of the three brother ... of Pinya. References Bibliography * {{DEFAULTSORT:Myat Hla Myinsaing dynasty Pinya dynasty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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