Minhlange

Min Hla ( my, မင်းလှ, ; also known as Min Hla Nge, မင်းလှငယ် , ; 1417–1425) was king of Ava for three months in 1425. The eldest child of King Thihathu of Ava (r. 1421–1425) was only 8 when he was placed on the throne by the court, following the assassination of his father. The boy king too was assassinated three months later by Queen Shin Bo-Me, who had arranged his father's assassination. He was succeeded by Prince Nyo of Kale Kye-Taung, Bo-Me's lover.

Brief

Min Hla was born to Princess Saw Min Hla and Crown Prince Thihathu in Ava (Inwa),Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 54 26 April 1417.The main royal chronicles (Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 59–60), (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 270) and (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 58) all say that he became king at age 8 (in his 9th year) in August/September 1425, meaning he was born in early 779 ME (1417). The chronicle ''Zatadawbon Yazawin'' (Zata 1960: 74) says he was born on Monday, 11th nekkhat of the 2nd month of 774 ME. But the birth year of 774 ME is most likely a typographical error, and should be 779 ME per the other chronicles. Indeed, Monday, 11th waxing of Kason of 779 ME = Monday, 26 April 1417. The prince had two younger sisters, Saw Pyei Chantha and Shwe Pyi Shin Me,(Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 56) says Min Hla had just one younger sister, Saw Pyei Chantha. But (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 270) says Min Hla had another the sister, the youngest sibling, Shwe Pyi Shin Me. (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 54) follows ''Yazawin Thit's'' account. and four older maternal half-siblings—Minye Kyawhtin, Min Hla Htut, Minye Aung Naing, Saw Min Phyu, from his mother's first marriage to his uncle Crown Prince Minye Kyawswa. His mother was wedded to his father in 1416, a year after the death of Minye Kyawswa, by his grandfather King Minkhaung I (r. 1400–1421).Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 50Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 263–264

Minkhaung died in 1421, and with Thihathu's accession, a 4-year-old Min Hla became the heir-presumptive of the kingdom. About four years later in August 1425, Thihathu was assassinated in an attempted coup by one of his queens, Shin Bo-Me, who had planned to place her lover Prince Nyo of Kale (Kalay) on the throne.Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 58 But the coup was not an immediate success. The court simply followed the order of succession (r. 1400)—was available. She invited Prince of Kale to come down to Ava to claim the throne by force. Nyo marched to Ava with an army right after the rainy season was over. At Ava, Bo-Me managed to poison the boy king to death in early November 1425. The Bo-Me faction successfully placed Nyo on the throne.Harvey 1925: 96

Historiography

The following is a list of the key events as reported in the royal chronicles.

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{{Burmese monarchs

Ava dynasty
1417 births
1425 deaths
Assassinated Burmese people
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15th-century Burmese monarchs