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Nanda Pakyan Nanda Pakyan ( my, နန္ဒပကြံ, ; also spelled Ananda Pakyan; 1280s – 1350s) was chief minister of Sagaing from the 1330s to the 1350s. The powerful minister placed at least three kings Kyaswa (r. 1339−49), Anawrahta II (r. 13 ...

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Myinsaing Kyaukse District is a district of the Mandalay Region in central Myanmar. Townships The district contains the following townships: *Kyaukse Township *Sintgaing Township *Myittha Township Tada-U Township was promoted as Tada-U District Tada-U ( ...

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Saw Yun , image = , caption = , reign = 15 May 1315 – 5 February 1327 , coronation = , succession = King of Sagaing , predecessor = Thihathu , successor = Tar ...

, mother = Saw Hnaung , birth_date = 12 October 1327
Monday, 11th waning of

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 ...

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Sagaing Sagaing (, ) is the former capital of the Sagaing Region of Myanmar. It is located in the Irrawaddy River, to the south-west of Mandalay on the opposite bank of the river. Sagaing with numerous Buddhist monasteries is an important religious and m ...

Sagaing Kingdom The Sagaing Kingdom ( my, စစ်ကိုင်း နေပြည်တော်, ) was a small kingdom ruled by a junior branch of the Myinsaing dynasty from 1315 to 1365. Originally the northern province of Sagaing of the Pinya Kingdom, ...

, death_date = 23 February 1352 (aged 24)
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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 = Tarabya II of Sagaing ( my, ဆင်ဖြူရှင် တရဖျား, ; 1327–1352) was king of

from 1349 to 1352. He reestablished peace with Sagaing's rival

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 ...

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Tarabya the younger was the youngest child of Queen Saw Hnaung and King

Saw Yun , image = , caption = , reign = 15 May 1315 – 5 February 1327 , coronation = , succession = King of Sagaing , predecessor = Thihathu , successor = Tar ...

. He was born eight months after his father's death. His half-uncle Tarabya I succeeded the throne, and made his mother the chief queen.Than Tun 1959: 126Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 389 The younger Tarabya grew up at the Sagaing Palace until he was about eight. In 1335/36, he and his three full siblings had to flee to Mindon, deep inside Pinya's territory after their half-cousin

Shwetaungtet Thiri Thihathura Shwetaungtet ( my, သီရိ သီဟသူရ ရွှေတောင်တက် ; also Anawrahta I of Sagaing; 1313–1339) was king of Sagaing from 1335/36 to 1339. He came to power by deposing his father Tarabya. He was ...

overthrew Tarabya I. The siblings spent the next three years in exile with the help of their mother and her ally Chief Minister

until their cover was blown and brought back to Sagaing in 1339.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 390 But after a palace battle between loyalists of Shwetaungtet and Tarabya I killed both Shwetaungtet and Tarabya, the eldest brother

Kyaswa Kyaswa ( my, ကျစွာ, ; 1198–1251) was the king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1235 to 1251. Kyaswa succeeded his father Htilominlo and was even more devout.Harvey 1925: 59Coedès 1968: 183 Kyaswa's reign like his father ...

was placed on the throne by Nanda Pakyan. Tarabya like his middle brother Minye played no more than a nominal role in Kyaswa's reign (1339−49) since Nanda Pakyan actually ran the country.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 391 Nevertheless, he became king in late 1349 after Kyaswa and Minye died within eight months that year. He inherited Minye's

white elephant A white elephant is a possession that its owner cannot dispose of, and whose cost, particularly that of maintenance, is out of proportion to its usefulness. In modern usage, it is a metaphor used to describe an object, construction project, sch ...

, and proclaimed himself Hsinbyushin ("Lord of the White Elephant"). Tarabya II's reign lasted just over two years. He pursued a guarded policy towards Sagaing's traditional rival

. In 1351, he gave sanctuary to Gov. Saw Ke of

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 ...

, who fled from King

Kyawswa II of Pinya , image = , caption = , reign = 12 December 1350 – 19 March 1359 , coronation = , succession = King of Pinya , predecessor = Kyawswa I , successor = N ...

.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 403 This followed Minye's giving sanctuary to Gov. Nawrahta of

Pinle Pinle ( my, ပင်လယ်) is an archaeological excavation site, located in Myittha Township, Mandalay Region, Myanmar. Pinle was a capital of the Myinsaing Kingdom from 1297 to 1313. Pinle today is a village on the edge of the walled Pyu c ...

in 1349.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 380 But Tarabya tried to cool the situation by sending his sister Princess Soe Min and her husband Gov.

Thado Hsinhtein of Tagaung Thado Hsinhtein ( my, သတိုးဆင်ထိန်း, ; also known as Athinkhaya of Tagaung) was governor of Sagaing, and the father of King Thado Minbya Thado Minbya ( my, သတိုးမင်းဖျား, ; also spelt as Th ...

to seek a truce with Kyawswa II. The embassy was successful, and the peace between the two Central Burmese kingdoms was maintained.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 384–385 He died soon after, and was succeeded by Soe Min's second husband Thihapate on 23 February 1352.

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The royal chronicles do not agree on his birth and death dates.

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