Uzana of Toungoo ( my, တောင်ငူ ဥဇနာ, ) was
king of Toungoo from 1435 to 1436. After the death of his father in-law
Thinkhaya III in 1435, he succeeded the throne of the petty state of
Toungoo (Taungoo), which had been in revolt of
Ava since 1426. But his accession was contested by his brother-in-law
Saw Oo, who sought assistance from King
Binnya Ran I of
Hanthawaddy
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 ...
. Less than a year into his reign, he was overthrown by Ran who came up with an army to Toungoo.
[Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 166][Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 29]
Uzana was treated relatively well by Ran, who was a brother-in-law by marriage. (They were married to the daughters of Thinkhaya III. Binnya Ran made Uzana chief of a few villages.) Unsatisfied Uzana fled soon after only to be caught by Hanthawaddy troops. At
Pegu (Bago), Ran forgave Uzana, and made Uzana governor of the
Kawliya region near Pegu.
[Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 167] Later, Ran added Tharrawaddy to Uzana's portfolio.[(Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 166): Tharrawaddy (Thayawadi) was the southernmost Ava territory but had been in revolt of Ava at least since ]Mohnyin Thado
Mohnyin Thado ( my, မိုးညှင်း သတိုး, ; 1379–1439) was king of Ava from 1426 to 1439. He is also known in Burmese history as Mohnyin Min Taya (မိုးညှင်း မင်းတရား, , "Righteous L ...
came to power at Ava (Inwa), with the help of Hanthawaddy. Uzana's appointment shows that Pegu was in de facto control of Tharrawaddy.
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Ava dynasty
Hanthawaddy dynasty
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