Thilawa ( my, သီလဝ, ) was governor of Bassein from 1390 to 1408 during the reign of King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu. Prior to the governorship, he was a minister at the royal court in

Pegu Bago (formerly spelt Pegu; , ), formerly known as Hanthawaddy, is a city and the capital of the Bago Region in Myanmar. It is located north-east of Yangon. Etymology The Burmese name Bago (ပဲခူး) is likely derived from the Mon langua ...

(Bago). In 1390, he was appointed to be governor of Bassein by the king whose forces had just conquered the town during the First Ava–Hanthawaddy War.Pan Hla 2005: 190 Thilawa held the post until the start of the Third Ava–Hanthawaddy War According to (Pan Hla 2005: 240), Thilawa was removed as governor of Bassein after victorious Hanthawaddy had arrived back from Arakan. Chronicles report slightly different dates for Hanthawaddy Pegu's takeover of Arakan. (Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 334) says Pegu forces had taken Arakan by

Kason Kason ( my, ကဆုန်; mnw, ပသာ်) is the second month of the traditional Burmese calendar. Festivals and observances * Full Moon of Kason () ** Bodhi Tree Watering Festival () Kason symbols *Flower: '' Magnolia champaca'' Refere ...

770 ME (29 March 1408 to 23 April 1408); (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 228) gives Late

Tagu Tagu ( my, တန်ခူး; mnw, ဂိတု စဲ) is the first month of the traditional Burmese calendar. Holidays and observances *Thingyan *Pagoda festivals **Shwemawdaw Pagoda Festival, Bago Tagu symbols *Flower: ''Mesua ferrea'' *As ...

969 ME (25 February 1408 to 24 March 1408); (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 477) gives Late

769 ME (25 March to 28 March 1408). when Razadarit removed him from the office, and appointed

Dein Mani-Yut Dein Mani-Yut ( mnw, ဒိန်ၝိတ်ရတ်;Pan Hla 2005: 370 my, ဒိန်မဏိရွတ်, ; commonly known as Amat Dein (အမတ်ဒိန်, "Minister Dein") or as Amat Tein (အမတ်တိန်, "Minister Tein") ...

instead.Pan Hla 2005: 240

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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 ...

, volume=1–3 , orig-year=1832 , location=Yangon , language=Burmese , year=2003 , publisher=Ministry of Information, Myanmar 14th-century births 15th-century deaths Hanthawaddy dynasty