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Thado Minsaw Thado Minsaw ( my, သတိုးမင်းစော ; 15 June 1762 – 9 April 1808), also known as Shwedaung Min (), was heir-apparent of Burma from 1783 to 1808, during the reign of his father King Bodawpaya of Konbaung dynasty. As Prin ...

(Viceroy) , successor = Minye Kyawswa II (Viceroy) , suc-type = Successor , reg-type = , regent = , spouse = , issue = Khin Me (daughter)Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 130 , issue-link = , issue-pipe = , full name = , house =

Toungoo Taungoo (, ''Tauñngu myoú''; ; also spelled Toungoo) is a district-level city in the Bago Region of Myanmar, 220 km from Yangon, towards the north-eastern end of the division, with mountain ranges to the east and west. The main industr ...

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Tabinshwehti Tabinshwehti ( my, တပင်‌ရွှေထီး, ; 16 April 1516 – 30 April 1550) was king of Burma (Myanmar) from 1530 to 1550, and the founder of the First Toungoo Empire. His military campaigns (1534–1549) created the largest kin ...

, mother = ? , birth_date = 1540 , birth_place = , death_date = September/October 1586(Maha Yazawin Vol. 3: 85): Thadingyut 948 ME = 12 September 1286 to 10 October 1286 NS

Thadingyut Thadingyut ( my, သီတင်းကျွတ်) is the seventh month of the traditional Burmese calendar. Myanmar term "thadin" (သီတင်း) means the Buddhist Lent (Vassa), which spans the three preceding lunar months and is the tradi ...

948 ME , death_place = Ava (Inwa) , date of burial = , place of burial = , religion =

Theravada ''Theravāda'' () ( si, ථේරවාදය, my, ထေရဝါဒ, th, เถรวาท, km, ថេរវាទ, lo, ເຖຣະວາດ, pi, , ) is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school' ...

Buddhism , signature = Min Letya ( my, မင်းလက်ျာ, ; died 1586) was governor of Ava (Inwa) from 1584 to 1586 during the reign of King

Nanda Nanda may refer to: Indian history and religion * Nanda Empire, ruled by the Nanda dynasty, an Indian royal dynasty ruling Magadha in the 4th century BCE ** Mahapadma Nanda, first Emperor of the Nanda Empire ** Dhana Nanda (died c. 321 BCE), last ...

Toungoo Dynasty , conventional_long_name = Toungoo dynasty , common_name = Taungoo dynasty , era = , status = Empire , event_start = Independence from Ava , year_start ...

Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

(Myanmar). Min Letya was the only son of King

mentioned in the

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 o ...

.Since the chronicles do not mention who his mother was, his mother may have been a minor queen or concubine. Letya was appointed governor of Ava (Inwa) in May 1584 by Nanda. His appointment came after the king had put down a serious rebellion by

, the viceroy of Ava on 24 April 1584 and after the king had been informed of a rebellion by

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in May 1584. The office was strictly a non-hereditary governorship, not the viceroyship Thado Minsaw enjoyed.Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 82 It reflected Nanda's desire not to have a strong ruler in Upper Burma to be in a position to challenge him while he dealt with Siam. Letya loyally administered Upper Burma without incident until he died in October 1586. He was succeeded by Minye Kyawswa II, a son of Nanda, as viceroy.Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 85–86 Letya had at least one daughter named Khin Me (), who later became a minor queen of King

Nyaungyan Nyaungyan ( my, ညောင်ရမ်းမြို့) is a town in Mandalay Region, Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English al ...

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