Letya Pyanchi ( my, လက်ျာပျံချီ, ; d. April 1413) was
governor of Prome (Pyay) from 1390 to 1413. The governor, a
Hanthawaddy royal, was a key
Ava commander in the
Forty Years' War against Hanthawaddy Pegu.
Brief
He was a
Hanthawaddy royal, and son-in-law of Viceroy
Laukpya of
Myaungmya
Myaungmya ( my, မြောင်းမြမြို့ ) is a town in Myaungmya Township, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar.
The town is home to the Myanmar Union Adventist Seminary, a Seventh-day Adventist seminary and Myaungmya Education College. ...
. His
Mon language title is reported in Burmese as Bya Kyin
[Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 299][Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 201] or Bya Kyi.
[Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 427] Kyin remained loyal to his father-in-law who in 1384 decided to revolt against the new king at Pegu,
Razadarit. Their rebellion in the Irrawaddy delta lasted for the next five years with the help of King
Swa Saw Ke of
Ava.
Kyin and his brother-in-law
Bya Kun were driven out by Razadarit's invasion of the delta in 1389–90. Swa Saw Ke welcomed the duo, and appointed Bya Kun governor of
Salin with the title of Nawrahta, and Bya Kyin governor of
Prome
Pyay (, ; mnw, ပြန် , ; also known as Prome and Pyè) is principal town of Pyay Township in the Bago Region in Myanmar. Pyay is located on the bank of the Irrawaddy River, north-west of Yangon. It is an important trade center for the Aye ...
(Pyay) with the title of Letya Pyanchi.
[ It was early 1390.]['']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 t ...
'' and ''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 ...
'' chronicles are internally inconsistent. Their Summary of Rulers of Prome sections (Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 163) and (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 214) say Pyanchi became governor in 755 ME (1393/94). But earlier, they also say that Pyanchi succeeded Myet-Hna Shay as governor in 751 ME (1389/90) after Razadarit's dry season campaign, which means the appointment most probably came in early 1390. He ruled, Prome, a key province and the gateway to Upper Burma for the next 22+ years. He fought several campaigns in the Forty Years' War. He was wounded by an arrow at the battle of Hmawbi
Hmawbi Township is a township in the Yangon Region of Myanmar (Burma). It is located northwest of the city of Yangon. The principal town and administrative seat is Hmawbi. The Hmawbi airport is at Indan (Inntan), northeast of the town of Hmawbi ...
April 1413.[Chronicles are again inconsistent. (Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 163) and (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 214) say he died in 777 ME (1415/16). But according to their own narrative earlier, he died before Nayon 775 ME (30 April to 28 May 1413).] He died en route to Prome, soon after having reached Dagon
Dagon ( he, דָּגוֹן, ''Dāgōn'') or Dagan ( sux, 2= dda-gan, ; phn, 𐤃𐤂𐤍, Dāgān) was a god worshipped in ancient Syria across the middle of the Euphrates, with primary temples located in Tuttul and Terqa, though many attes ...
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Military service
All his campaigns were part of the Forty Years' War on the side of Ava.
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Ava dynasty
Hanthawaddy dynasty