Bayin Htwe ( my, ဘုရင်ထွေး, ; 1470s–1533) was king of Prome (Pyay) from 1527 to 1532. His small kingdom, founded by his father

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 Pri ...

in 1482, was conquered by the

Confederation of Shan States The Shan States (1885–1948) were a collection of minor Shan kingdoms called ''muang'' whose rulers bore the title ''saopha'' in British Burma. They were analogous to the princely states of British India. The term "Shan States" was first ...

in 1532, and he was taken prisoner to Upper Burma. He was later released, and returned to Prome only to be refused entry by his son Narapati. Bayin Htwe died at the outskirts of

Prome Pyay (, ; mnw, ပြန် , ; also known as Prome and Pyè) is principal town of Pyay Township in the Bago Region in Myanmar. Pyay is located on the bank of the Irrawaddy River, north-west of Yangon. It is an important trade center for the Aye ...

(Pyay) in mid 1533.

Brief

Bayin Htwe was a son of

who proclaimed independence of his minor kingdom from Ava in 1482. Htwe ascended the throne in 1526 after his father's death. His formal title was Thiri Thudhamma Yaza (သီရိသုဓမ္မရာဇာ).Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 328 The new king soon incurred the wrath of Saw Lon, the leader of

because he did not send help in the Confederation's war against Ava in 1526–1527. His father had been an ally of Lon, and sent troops in their 1524–1525 assault on Ava. In 1532, Lon and his Confederation armies (12,000 troops, 800 horses and 30 elephants) laid siege to Prome. Htwe surrendered in late 1532, and was sent to

Dabayin Depeyin ( my, ဒီပဲယင်း; also spelled Dabayin, Debayin, Depayin, or Tabayin) is a town in the Sagaing Division in Myanmar. Etymology The town's classical name is (), which means 'continental theatre' or 'dyed field' in Pali. Acc ...

in Upper Burma in exile. Htwe's son Narapati was appointed vassal king.Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 116–117 Htwe's life in captivity was cut short after Lon was assassinated by his own ministers near

Myedu Myedu ( my, မြေဒူးမြို့ ) is a small town located in Kanbalu Township, Sagaing Region, Myanmar (Burma). The town was the fief of King Hsinbyushin (r. 1763–1776) of Konbaung Dynasty The Konbaung dynasty ( my, က� ...

, enabling his return to Prome. He arrived back at the outskirts of Prome, five months after he lost his throne. But Narapati did not allow him back in the city. He died about a month later in the adjoining forests.Phayre 1967: 88

Family

His legacy lived on through his offspring. Two of his sons, Narapati and Minkhaung, became rulers of Prome, albeit as vassals of Ava. Two of his daughters,

Salin Mibaya , image = , caption = , reign = 30 August 1551 – November/December 1588 , coronation = , succession = Chief vicereine of Prome , predecessor = ''unknown'' , success ...

and Laygyun Mibaya, respectively were married to Viceroy

Thado Dhamma Yaza II of Prome Thado Dhamma Yaza II ( my, သတိုးဓမ္မရာဇာ, ; 1520s–1588) was viceroy of Prome (Pyay) from 1551 to 1588, during the reigns of kings Bayinnaung and Nanda of Toungoo Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). Having begun his military ...

and Viceroy Minkhaung II of Toungoo.Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 83Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 89 Another daughter,

Minkhaung Medaw Minkhaung Medaw ( my, မင်းခေါင် မယ်တော်, ) was a principal queen of King Taka Yut Pi of Hanthawaddy (Ramanya) from 1535 to 1539, and of King Min Bin of Mrauk U (Arakan) from 1540 to 1554. A daughter of King ...

was married to King Taka Yut Pi of Hanthawaddy, and later to King

Min Bin Min Bin ( Arakanese and my, မင်းဘင်, , Arakanese pronunciation: ; also known as Min Ba-Gyi (မင်းဗာကြီး, , Meng Ba-Gri, Arakanese pronunciation: ); 1493–1554) was a king of Arakan from 1531 to 1554, "whose re ...

Arakan Arakan ( or ) is a historic coastal region in Southeast Asia. Its borders faced the Bay of Bengal to its west, the Indian subcontinent to its north and Burma proper to its east. The Arakan Mountains isolated the region and made it accessi ...

.Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 329RRT Vol. 2 1999: 33 He was the maternal grandfather of Queen Hsinbyushin Medaw of

Lan Na The Lan Na Kingdom ( nod, , , "Kingdom of a Million Rice Fields"; th, อาณาจักรล้านนา, , ), also known as Lannathai, and most commonly called Lanna or Lanna Kingdom, was an Indianized state centered in present-day ...

and Queen

Min Taya Medaw , image = , caption = , reign = 10 October 1581 – , coronation = , succession = Queen of the Western Palace , predecessor = Maha Dewi , successor = ''va ...

, a principal queen 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 ...

Ancestry

The following is his ancestry as reported in the ''

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 Konbaun ...

'' chronicle, which in turn referenced contemporary inscriptions.See (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 82–84) and (Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 80, 88) for his ancestors. His parents were first cousins.

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