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Swa Saw Ke Mingyi Swa Saw Ke ( my, မင်းကြီး စွာစော်ကဲ, ; also spelled စွာစောကဲ, Minkyiswasawke or Swasawke; 1330–1400) was king of Ava from 1367 to 1400. He reestablished central authority in Upper Mya ...

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Kyawswa I , spouse = , issue = , issue-link = , full name = , house =

Pinya Pinya ( my, ပင်းယ), or Vijayapura, was the capital of the Kingdom of Pinya, located near Ava, Mandalay Region, Myanmar. It was the residence of the Pinya dynasty who ruled this part of central Myanmar from 1313 to 1365.Hmannan Vol. 1 20 ...

, father = Uzana I , mother = Atula Maha Dhamma Dewi , birth_date = late 1310s , birth_place =

Pinya Kingdom The Kingdom of Pinya ( my, ပင်းယခေတ်, ), also known as the Vijaia State (၀ိဇယတိုင်း), was the kingdom that ruled Central Myanmar (Burma) from 1313 to 1365. It was the successor state of Myinsaing, the poli ...

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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. Commun ...

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Theravada Buddhism ''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' ...

, signature = Thihapate of Yamethin ( my, သီဟပတေ့, ; also known as Chauk-Hse Shin, lit. "Lord of Sixty Elephants") was governor of

in the 1330s and the 1340s during the Pinya Period. The second son of King

Uzana I of Pinya , image = , caption = , reign = February 1325 – 1 September 1340 , coronation = , succession = King of Pinya , predecessor = Thihathu , successor = S ...

considered a rebellion against his half-uncle

Kyawswa I of Pinya Kyawswa I of Pinya ( my, ငါးစီးရှင် ကျော်စွာ, ; ; 1299–1350) was king of Pinya from 1344 to 1350. His six-year reign briefly restored unity in southern Upper Burma although his authority over his southernmos ...

who pushed out his father from power but ultimately decided against it.

Brief

He was born

Min Min or MIN may refer to: Places * Fujian, also called Mǐn, a province of China ** Min Kingdom (909–945), a state in Fujian * Min County, a county of Dingxi, Gansu province, China * Min River (Fujian) * Min River (Sichuan) * Mineola (Amtrak ...

Htwe to Crown Prince Uzana and his chief wife Atula Maha Dhamma Dewi.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 379 His father became king in 1325 but his half-uncle Kyawswa remained a serious rival to his father. Uzana was never able to consolidate power in the following years. Although Htwe was not the eldest son—Htwe had an older brother, Sithu Min Oo—Htwe came to be relied upon by his father. He was appointed governor of

with the title of Thihapate in the late 1330s. When his father lost the power struggle with Kyawswa between 1340 and 1344,Than Tun 1959: 124 Thihapate, who then commanded a standing regiment of 60 war elephants, 800 cavalry and 1000 infantry, seriously considered a rebellion against Kyawswa.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 382 But he failed to persuade Gov. Saw Mon Hnit of Nyaungyan to join him in rebellion. He finally agreed to submit to Kyawswa, who had sent a conciliatory gift—a rare black stallion from Onbaung. His name does not appear in the royal chronicles afterwards. Given that he was no longer governor of Yamethin in 1351 as

became governor,Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 402Chronicles (Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 280) and (Hmannan Vol. 2003: 403) say Swa defected to Sagaing during the reign of

Tarabya II of Sagaing , image = , caption = , reign = November 1349 – 23 February 1352 , coronation = , succession = King of Sagaing , predecessor = Anawrahta II , successor ...

(r. 1349–52). According to a contemporary inscription (Than Tun 1959: 128), he was still governor of Talok at age 21 (22nd year). Therefore he likely became governor of Yamethin sometime between 24 July 1351 (Swa's 21st birthday) and 23 February 1352 (Tarabya II's death). Thihapate may have died by then, or may have been removed from office.

Ancestry

Prince Min Htwe was descended from the Pagan royalty from both sides. His parents were half siblings, children of King

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 afte ...

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