This is a list of the individuals who were, at any given time, considered the next in line to succeed the Burmese monarch to inherit the throne of various Burmese kingdoms (849–1885). Those who actually succeeded at any future time are shown in bold.

Pagan Dynasty

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Pyinbya Pyinbya Pyinbya was the king of Pagan dynasty of Burma , who founded the city of Pagan. Although Burmese chronicles state that he reigned from 846 to 878, the actual reign, deduced from King Anawrahta's year of ascension, 1044, was likely between 874 and 906...	Tannet Tannet of Pagan Tannet was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 906 to 934. Although Burmese chronicles state that he reigned from 878 to 906, the actual reign, deduced from King Anawrahta's year of ascension, 1044, was likely between 906 and 934. Tannet was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 906 to...	Heir apparent	son	878? father succeeded	906 succeeded	Theinhko Theinhko Theinhko was a king of Pagan dynasty of Burma who reigned for 16 years. Although Burmese chronicles state that he reigned from 915 to 931, the actual reign, deduced from King Anawrahta's year of ascension, 1044, was likely between 943 and 959... 934?–943
Sale Ngahkwe Sale Ngahkwe Sale Ngahkwe was a king of Pagan dynasty of Burma . Although Burmese chronicles state that he reigned from 906 to 915, the actual reign, deduced from King Anawrahta's year of ascension, 1044, was likely between 934 and 943...	Theinhko Theinhko Theinhko was a king of Pagan dynasty of Burma who reigned for 16 years. Although Burmese chronicles state that he reigned from 915 to 931, the actual reign, deduced from King Anawrahta's year of ascension, 1044, was likely between 943 and 959...	Heir apparent	son	934? father succeeded	943 succeeded	Sokkate Sokkate Sokkate was a king of Pagan dynasty. The king lost his life in a single combat with Anawrahta, who succeeded him and went on to found the Pagan Empire. Historical sources do not agree on the duration of his reign, given as c. 986–1010 by Arthur Phayre, c. 992–1044 by GE Harvey, and 992-1017 by the... 1014?–1020
Kyiso Kyiso Kyiso was a king of Pagan dynasty who reigned for about six years. Kyiso was a son of King Nyaung-u Sawrahan but raised by King Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu. Although Burmese chronicles state that he reigned from 986 to 992, the actual reign, deduced from King Anawrahta's year of ascension, 1044, was...	Sokkate Sokkate Sokkate was a king of Pagan dynasty. The king lost his life in a single combat with Anawrahta, who succeeded him and went on to found the Pagan Empire. Historical sources do not agree on the duration of his reign, given as c. 986–1010 by Arthur Phayre, c. 992–1044 by GE Harvey, and 992-1017 by the...	Heir presumptive	brother	1014? father succeeded	1020? succeeded	Sawlu Sawlu Sawlu was king of Pagan dynasty from 1077 to 1084. He inherited from his father Anawrahta the Pagan Empire, the first ever unified kingdom of Burma but proved an inexperienced ruler. In 1084, he faced a rebellion in Lower Burma, and was captured and killed.-Early life:Sawlu was born in 1039 to... 1044?–1077
Anawrahta Anawrahta Anawrahta Minsaw was the founder of the Pagan Empire. Considered the father of the Burmese nation, Anawrahta turned a small principality in the dry zone of Upper Burma into the first Burmese Empire that formed the basis of modern-day Burma...	Sawlu Sawlu Sawlu was king of Pagan dynasty from 1077 to 1084. He inherited from his father Anawrahta the Pagan Empire, the first ever unified kingdom of Burma but proved an inexperienced ruler. In 1084, he faced a rebellion in Lower Burma, and was captured and killed.-Early life:Sawlu was born in 1039 to...	Heir apparent	son	1044? father succeeded	1077 succeeded	Alaungsithu Alaungsithu Alaungsithu or Sithu I was king of Pagan Dynasty of Burma from 1113 to 1167. Sithu's reign was a prosperous one in which Pagan was an integral part of in-land and maritime trading networks... 1086–1113, grandson
Kyansittha Kyansittha Kyansittha was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1084 to 1113, and is considered one of the greatest Burmese monarchs. He continued the social, economic and cultural reforms begun by his father, King Anawrahta. Pagan became an internationally recognized power during his 28-year reign...	Alaungsithu Alaungsithu Alaungsithu or Sithu I was king of Pagan Dynasty of Burma from 1113 to 1167. Sithu's reign was a prosperous one in which Pagan was an integral part of in-land and maritime trading networks...	Heir apparent	grandson	1086 grandfather succeeded	1113 succeeded	Min Shin Saw Min Shin Saw Min Shin Saw was the eldest son of King Alaungsithu of Pagan dynasty of Burma . The prince was the heir apparent of the kingdom for a long time until he ran into disagreements with his father, late in his father's life. He was exiled to a place near Ava, a few miles north of Pagan. He turned the... 1113?–?, son
Alaungsithu Alaungsithu Alaungsithu or Sithu I was king of Pagan Dynasty of Burma from 1113 to 1167. Sithu's reign was a prosperous one in which Pagan was an integral part of in-land and maritime trading networks...	Min Shin Saw Min Shin Saw Min Shin Saw was the eldest son of King Alaungsithu of Pagan dynasty of Burma . The prince was the heir apparent of the kingdom for a long time until he ran into disagreements with his father, late in his father's life. He was exiled to a place near Ava, a few miles north of Pagan. He turned the...	Heir apparent	son	1113? father succeeded	? exiled	Narathu Narathu Narathu was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1167 to 1170. Narahthu ascended to the throne by murdering his father King Alaungsithu and his elder brother Min Shin Saw. In atonement for his many cruelties, Narathu built the largest of all the Pagan temples, the Dhammayangyi.Narathu's conduct... ?–1167, brother
	Narathu Narathu Narathu was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1167 to 1170. Narahthu ascended to the throne by murdering his father King Alaungsithu and his elder brother Min Shin Saw. In atonement for his many cruelties, Narathu built the largest of all the Pagan temples, the Dhammayangyi.Narathu's conduct...	Heir presumptive	son	116? brother exiled	1167 brother assassinated	Naratheinkha Naratheinkha Naratheinkha was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1170 to 1173. When Naratheinkha succeeded his father Narathu, the new king was greeted with multiple rebellions by the Kudus in the Tagaung region in the north and the Mons of Tenasserim coast in the south... 1167–1170, son
Narathu Narathu Narathu was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1167 to 1170. Narahthu ascended to the throne by murdering his father King Alaungsithu and his elder brother Min Shin Saw. In atonement for his many cruelties, Narathu built the largest of all the Pagan temples, the Dhammayangyi.Narathu's conduct...	Naratheinkha Naratheinkha Naratheinkha was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1170 to 1173. When Naratheinkha succeeded his father Narathu, the new king was greeted with multiple rebellions by the Kudus in the Tagaung region in the north and the Mons of Tenasserim coast in the south...	Heir apparent	son	1167 father succeeded	1170 succeeded	Narapatisithu Narapatisithu Narapatisithu was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1173 to 1210. He is considered the last important king of Pagan. His peaceful and prosperous reign gave rise to Burmese culture which finally emerged out of the shadows of Mon and Pyu cultures. The Burman leadership of the kingdom was now... 1170–1173, brother
Narathu Narathu Narathu was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1167 to 1170. Narahthu ascended to the throne by murdering his father King Alaungsithu and his elder brother Min Shin Saw. In atonement for his many cruelties, Narathu built the largest of all the Pagan temples, the Dhammayangyi.Narathu's conduct...	Narapatisithu Narapatisithu Narapatisithu was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1173 to 1210. He is considered the last important king of Pagan. His peaceful and prosperous reign gave rise to Burmese culture which finally emerged out of the shadows of Mon and Pyu cultures. The Burman leadership of the kingdom was now...	Heir presumptive	brother	1170 brother succeeded	1173 succeeded	Htilominlo Htilominlo Htilominlo was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1210 to 1234. His 24-year reign marked the beginning of the gradual decline of Pagan dynasty. It was the first to see the impact of over a century of continuous growth of tax-free religious wealth, which had greatly reduced the potential tax base... ?–1210, son
Narapatisithu Narapatisithu Narapatisithu was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1173 to 1210. He is considered the last important king of Pagan. His peaceful and prosperous reign gave rise to Burmese culture which finally emerged out of the shadows of Mon and Pyu cultures. The Burman leadership of the kingdom was now...	Htilominlo Htilominlo Htilominlo was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1210 to 1234. His 24-year reign marked the beginning of the gradual decline of Pagan dynasty. It was the first to see the impact of over a century of continuous growth of tax-free religious wealth, which had greatly reduced the potential tax base...	Heir apparent	son	? father succeeded	1210 succeeded	Kyaswa Kyaswa Kyaswa was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1234 to 1250. Kyaswa succeeded his father Htilominlo and was even more devout. Kyaswa's reign like his father's was largely peaceful but the depletion of the royal treasury due to large tax-free religious landholdings became more pronounced... ?–1234, son
Htilominlo Htilominlo Htilominlo was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1210 to 1234. His 24-year reign marked the beginning of the gradual decline of Pagan dynasty. It was the first to see the impact of over a century of continuous growth of tax-free religious wealth, which had greatly reduced the potential tax base...	Kyaswa Kyaswa Kyaswa was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1234 to 1250. Kyaswa succeeded his father Htilominlo and was even more devout. Kyaswa's reign like his father's was largely peaceful but the depletion of the royal treasury due to large tax-free religious landholdings became more pronounced...	Heir apparent	son	? father succeeded	1234 succeeded	Uzana Uzana of Pagan Uzana was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1250 to 1254. Although his actual reign lasted only four years, Uzana was essentially the power behind the throne during his father Kyaswa's reign, 1234–1250. His father, a devout Buddhist and scholar, had given Uzana full royal authority to govern... 1234–1250, son
Narathu Narathu Narathu was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1167 to 1170. Narahthu ascended to the throne by murdering his father King Alaungsithu and his elder brother Min Shin Saw. In atonement for his many cruelties, Narathu built the largest of all the Pagan temples, the Dhammayangyi.Narathu's conduct...	Uzana Uzana of Pagan Uzana was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1250 to 1254. Although his actual reign lasted only four years, Uzana was essentially the power behind the throne during his father Kyaswa's reign, 1234–1250. His father, a devout Buddhist and scholar, had given Uzana full royal authority to govern...	Heir apparent	son	1234 father succeeded	1250 succeeded	Narathihapate Narathihapate Narathihapate was the last king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1254 to 1287. The king is unkindly remembered for two things: his gluttonous appetite which supposedly required all his dinners to have 300 varieties of dishes; and his panic flight from Mongol invasions. He is forever remembered as ... 1254, son
Uzana Uzana of Pagan Uzana was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1250 to 1254. Although his actual reign lasted only four years, Uzana was essentially the power behind the throne during his father Kyaswa's reign, 1234–1250. His father, a devout Buddhist and scholar, had given Uzana full royal authority to govern...	Narathihapate Narathihapate Narathihapate was the last king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1254 to 1287. The king is unkindly remembered for two things: his gluttonous appetite which supposedly required all his dinners to have 300 varieties of dishes; and his panic flight from Mongol invasions. He is forever remembered as ...	Heir presumptive	son	1254 father succeeded	1254 succeeded	Uzana of Bassein Uzana of Bassein Uzana of Bassein was the eldest son of King Narathihapate, the last sovereign king of the Pagan Empire, and the heir-presumptive of the Pagan throne. Uzana, son of Queen Saw Nan and a grandnephew of powerful Queen Shin Saw, was granted Bassein in fief. Uzana was one of Narathihapate's sons ruling... ?–1287, son
Narathihapate Narathihapate Narathihapate was the last king of Pagan dynasty of Burma from 1254 to 1287. The king is unkindly remembered for two things: his gluttonous appetite which supposedly required all his dinners to have 300 varieties of dishes; and his panic flight from Mongol invasions. He is forever remembered as ...	Uzana of Bassein Uzana of Bassein Uzana of Bassein was the eldest son of King Narathihapate, the last sovereign king of the Pagan Empire, and the heir-presumptive of the Pagan throne. Uzana, son of Queen Saw Nan and a grandnephew of powerful Queen Shin Saw, was granted Bassein in fief. Uzana was one of Narathihapate's sons ruling...	Heir presumptive	son	? father succeeded	1287 assassinated	End of Pagan Dynasty

Pinya Kingdom

Pinya Kingdom

The Pinya Kingdom was a kingdom that ruled part of central Burma from 1313 to 1364. It was the successor state to the Myinsaing Kingdom, one of many petty kingdoms that emerged after the fall of the Pagan Empire in 1287...

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Thihathu Thihathu Thihathu was a co-founder of Myinsaing Kingdom, and the founder of the Pinya Kingdom in today's central Burma . A former commander in Pagan Empire's military, Thihathu was the youngest and most ambitious of the Three Shan Brothers that founded Myinsaing Kingdom, which filled the void in central...	Uzana I	Heir apparent	adopted son	1315 Formation of Pinya Kingdom	1324 succeeded	Kyawswa I Kyawswa I of Pinya Kyawswa I of Pinya or Ngarsishin Kyawswa was the third king of Pinya Kingdom from 1343 to 1350. Kyawswa, who descended from both Pagan and Myinsaing dynasties, ascended the throne of Pinya in 1343 after his half-brother Uzana I abdicated the throne... 1324?–1343, half-brother
Uzana I	Kyawswa I Kyawswa I of Pinya Kyawswa I of Pinya or Ngarsishin Kyawswa was the third king of Pinya Kingdom from 1343 to 1350. Kyawswa, who descended from both Pagan and Myinsaing dynasties, ascended the throne of Pinya in 1343 after his half-brother Uzana I abdicated the throne...	Heir apparent	half-brother	1324? brother succeeded	1343 succeeded	Kyawswa II Kyawswa II of Pinya Kyawswa II of Pinya or Kyawswange was the fourth king of Pinya Kingdom from 1350 to 1359. He died in 1359, right at the beginning of major fresh Shan raids into Upper Burma that would topple both Pinya Kingdom and Sagaing Kingdom by 1364.... 1343–1350, son
Kyawswa I Kyawswa I of Pinya Kyawswa I of Pinya or Ngarsishin Kyawswa was the third king of Pinya Kingdom from 1343 to 1350. Kyawswa, who descended from both Pagan and Myinsaing dynasties, ascended the throne of Pinya in 1343 after his half-brother Uzana I abdicated the throne...	Kyawswa II Kyawswa II of Pinya Kyawswa II of Pinya or Kyawswange was the fourth king of Pinya Kingdom from 1350 to 1359. He died in 1359, right at the beginning of major fresh Shan raids into Upper Burma that would topple both Pinya Kingdom and Sagaing Kingdom by 1364....	Heir apparent	son	1343 father succeeded	1350 succeeded	Narathu 1350–1359, brother
Kyawswa II Kyawswa II of Pinya Kyawswa II of Pinya or Kyawswange was the fourth king of Pinya Kingdom from 1350 to 1359. He died in 1359, right at the beginning of major fresh Shan raids into Upper Burma that would topple both Pinya Kingdom and Sagaing Kingdom by 1364....	Narathu	Heir presumptive	brother	1343 brother succeeded	1350 succeeded	Uzana II Uzana II of Pinya Uzana II of Pinya or Uzana Pyaung was the last king of Pinya Kingdom. His rule lasted only three months. Uzana II came to the Pinya throne after the Shan raiders from Mogaung had successfully sacked both Sagaing and Pinya, the capitals of two main kingdoms in central Burma... 1364, brother
Narathu	Uzana II Uzana II of Pinya Uzana II of Pinya or Uzana Pyaung was the last king of Pinya Kingdom. His rule lasted only three months. Uzana II came to the Pinya throne after the Shan raiders from Mogaung had successfully sacked both Sagaing and Pinya, the capitals of two main kingdoms in central Burma...	Heir presumptive	brother	1364 brother deposed	1364 succeeded	End of Pinya Kingdom

Sagaing Kingdom

Sagaing Kingdom

The Sagaing Kingdom was a kingdom that ruled a part of central Burma from 1315 to 1364. The kingdom was the western half of the old Myinsaing Kingdom, which itself was one of many petty kingdoms that emerged after the fall of the Pagan Empire in 1287...

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Sawyun Sawyun Athinhkaya Sawyun was the founder of the Sagaing Kingdom located in today's Sagaing Region, Burma . The eldest son of King Thihathu of Pinya, Sawyun, at age 15, set up a rival kingdom to his father's in 1315 after Thihathu appointed his adopted son Uzana I, son of the fallen king Kyawswa of Pagan...	Tarabya I Tarabya I of Sagaing Tarabya I or Tarabyagyi was the second king of Sagaing Kingdom from 1323 to 1336. He succeeded King Sawyun, his maternal half-brother, in April 1323. In 1336, he was brought put under arrest by his own son Shwetaungtet...	Heir presumptive	half-brother	1315 Formation of Sagaing Kingdom	1323 succeeded	Kyaswa 1323–1343, nephew
Tarabya I Tarabya I of Sagaing Tarabya I or Tarabyagyi was the second king of Sagaing Kingdom from 1323 to 1336. He succeeded King Sawyun, his maternal half-brother, in April 1323. In 1336, he was brought put under arrest by his own son Shwetaungtet...	Kyaswa	Heir apparent	uncle	1323 son of Sawyun Sawyun Athinhkaya Sawyun was the founder of the Sagaing Kingdom located in today's Sagaing Region, Burma . The eldest son of King Thihathu of Pinya, Sawyun, at age 15, set up a rival kingdom to his father's in 1315 after Thihathu appointed his adopted son Uzana I, son of the fallen king Kyawswa of Pagan...	1336 usurped	Nawrahta Minye Nawrahta Minye Nawrahta Minye was the fifth king of Sagaing, who reigned for seven months in 1350. He was a middle son of King Sawyun, the founder of the kingdom.-References:... 1340?–1350, brother
Kyaswa	Nawrahta Minye Nawrahta Minye Nawrahta Minye was the fifth king of Sagaing, who reigned for seven months in 1350. He was a middle son of King Sawyun, the founder of the kingdom.-References:...	Heir apparent	brother	1340? brother succeeded	1350 succeeded	Tarabya II Tarabya II of Sagaing Tarabya II of Sagaing or Tarabyange was the sixth king of Sagaing Kingdom, who reigned from 1350 to 1353. He was the youngest child of Sawyun, the kingdom's founder. He was succeeded by Minbyauk Thihapate, his brother-in-law.-References:... 1350, brother
Nawrahta Minye Nawrahta Minye Nawrahta Minye was the fifth king of Sagaing, who reigned for seven months in 1350. He was a middle son of King Sawyun, the founder of the kingdom.-References:...	Tarabya II Tarabya II of Sagaing Tarabya II of Sagaing or Tarabyange was the sixth king of Sagaing Kingdom, who reigned from 1350 to 1353. He was the youngest child of Sawyun, the kingdom's founder. He was succeeded by Minbyauk Thihapate, his brother-in-law.-References:...	Heir apparent	brother	1350 brother succeeded	1350 succeeded	Minbyauk Thihapate Minbyauk Thihapate Minbyauk Thihapate was the last king of Sagaing, who reigned from 1353 to 1364. In February 1353, Minbyauk ascended to the Sagaing throne after his brother-in-law King Tarabya II died... 1350–1352, brother-in-law
Tarabya II Tarabya II of Sagaing Tarabya II of Sagaing or Tarabyange was the sixth king of Sagaing Kingdom, who reigned from 1350 to 1353. He was the youngest child of Sawyun, the kingdom's founder. He was succeeded by Minbyauk Thihapate, his brother-in-law.-References:...	Minbyauk Thihapate Minbyauk Thihapate Minbyauk Thihapate was the last king of Sagaing, who reigned from 1353 to 1364. In February 1353, Minbyauk ascended to the Sagaing throne after his brother-in-law King Tarabya II died...	Heir presumptive	brother-in-law	1350 brother-in-law succeeded	1352 succeeded	End of Sagaing Kingdom

Ava Kingdom

Ava Kingdom

The Ava Kingdom was the dominant kingdom that ruled upper Burma from 1364 to 1555. Founded in 1364, the kingdom was the successor state to the petty kingdoms that had ruled central Burma since the collapse of Pagan Empire in the late 13th century...

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Swasawke Swasawke Swasawke was the second king of Ava, who reigned from 1368 to 1400. When he was elected by the ministers to succeed King Thadominbya who left no heir, Swasawke took over a kingdom that was less than four years old, and still faced external and internal threats...	Tarabya Tarabya of Ava Tarabya was the third king of Ava, who reigned for seven months in 1401. Tarabya was crown prince during his father King Swasawke's reign, and ascended in January 1401 . But he was assassinated seven months into his rule by his one-time tutor, Nga Nauk Hsan, the governor of Tagaung...	Heir apparent	son	13?? father elected king	December 1400 succeeded	Kale Kyetaungnyo Kale Kyetaungnyo Kale Kyetaungnyo was the seventh king of Ava who reigned for seven months from 1426 to 1427. He came to the Ava throne with the help of Queen Shin Bo-Me who had engineered the deaths of her husband King Thihathu and his eight-year-old son King Minhlange in 1426 to put her lover on the throne... 1401, son
Tarabya Tarabya of Ava Tarabya was the third king of Ava, who reigned for seven months in 1401. Tarabya was crown prince during his father King Swasawke's reign, and ascended in January 1401 . But he was assassinated seven months into his rule by his one-time tutor, Nga Nauk Hsan, the governor of Tagaung...	Kale Kyetaungnyo Kale Kyetaungnyo Kale Kyetaungnyo was the seventh king of Ava who reigned for seven months from 1426 to 1427. He came to the Ava throne with the help of Queen Shin Bo-Me who had engineered the deaths of her husband King Thihathu and his eight-year-old son King Minhlange in 1426 to put her lover on the throne...	Heir presumptive	son	December 1400 father succeeded	July 1401 uncle succeeded	Theiddat Theiddat Theiddat was the heir-presumptive of Ava from 1401 to 1407 during the reign of King Minkhaung I of Ava. Theiddat was the key figure in securing his elder brother Minkhaung I's claim on the throne of Ava. In the early days of Minkhaung's reign, Theiddat personally led an army to put down a major... 1401, uncle
Minkhaung I Minkhaung I Minkhaung I of Ava was the fourth king of Ava from 1401 to 1422. Minkhaung is best remembered in Burmese history for his epic struggles against King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu in the Forty Years' War , and for being the father of Crown Prince Minyekyawswa, who did most of the fighting.Minkhaung...	Theiddat Theiddat Theiddat was the heir-presumptive of Ava from 1401 to 1407 during the reign of King Minkhaung I of Ava. Theiddat was the key figure in securing his elder brother Minkhaung I's claim on the throne of Ava. In the early days of Minkhaung's reign, Theiddat personally led an army to put down a major...	Heir presumptive	brother	July 1401 brother succeeded	February 1407 nephew anointed	Minyekyawswa Minyekyawswa Minyekyawswa was crown prince of Ava from 1407 to 1417, and commander-in-chief of Ava's military from 1410 to 1417. He is best remembered in Burmese history as the courageous general who waged the most fierce battles of Forty Years' War against King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu.The prince, who... 1407–1417, nephew
	Minyekyawswa Minyekyawswa Minyekyawswa was crown prince of Ava from 1407 to 1417, and commander-in-chief of Ava's military from 1410 to 1417. He is best remembered in Burmese history as the courageous general who waged the most fierce battles of Forty Years' War against King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu.The prince, who...	Heir apparent	son	February 1407 anointed	13 March 1417 killed in action	Thihathu 1419–1422, brother
	Thihathu	Heir apparent	son	1419 brother died	February 1422 succeeded	Minhlange Minhlange Minhlange was the sixth king of Ava for three months in 1426. Minhlange was just about nine when he was made king. His father King Thihathu had been killed in an ambush by raiders from the Shan State of Hsipaw... 1426, son
Thihathu	Minhlange Minhlange Minhlange was the sixth king of Ava for three months in 1426. Minhlange was just about nine when he was made king. His father King Thihathu had been killed in an ambush by raiders from the Shan State of Hsipaw...	Heir presumptive	son	February 1422? father succeeded	September 1426 succeeded	Minyekyawswa of Ava 1427–1440
Mohnyin Thado Mohnyin Thado Mohnyin Thado was the eighth king of Ava who reigned from 1427 to 1440. The ethnic Burman saopha of Mohnyin came to power after overthrowing King Kale Kyetaungnyo and his queen Shin Bo-Me in 1427. His reign marks the plateauing of Ava's power...	Minyekyawswa of Ava	Heir apparent	son	7 May 1427 father succeeded	February 1440 succeeded	Narapati 1440–1443, brother
Minyekyawswa of Ava	Narapati	Heir presumptive	brother	February 1440 brother succeeded	January 1443 succeeded	Thihathura 14??–1469, son
Narapati of Ava	Thihathura	Heir apparent	son	January 1443 father succeeded	25 July 1468 succeeded	Minkhaung II Minkhaung II Minkhaung II was the twelfth king of Ava who reigned from 1481 to 1502. His 20-year reign was the beginning of the decline of Ava's hold on Upper Burma. Yamethin, a region to the east of Ava, revolted upon Minkhaung's ascension to the Ava throne and stayed independent throughout Minkhaung's reign... 1469–1481, son
Thihathura	Minkhaung II Minkhaung II Minkhaung II was the twelfth king of Ava who reigned from 1481 to 1502. His 20-year reign was the beginning of the decline of Ava's hold on Upper Burma. Yamethin, a region to the east of Ava, revolted upon Minkhaung's ascension to the Ava throne and stayed independent throughout Minkhaung's reign...	Heir apparent	son	25 July 1468 father succeeded	February 1481 succeeded	Thihathura II 1481–1502, son
Minkhaung II Minkhaung II Minkhaung II was the twelfth king of Ava who reigned from 1481 to 1502. His 20-year reign was the beginning of the decline of Ava's hold on Upper Burma. Yamethin, a region to the east of Ava, revolted upon Minkhaung's ascension to the Ava throne and stayed independent throughout Minkhaung's reign...	Thihathura II	Heir apparent	son	February 1481 father succeeded	1487 became joint-king	Shwenankyawshin Shwenankyawshin Shwenankyawshin Narapati was the last sovereign king of Ava who reigned 25 tumultuous years between 1502 and 1527. A confederation of Shan states led by Mohnyin continued their relentless attacks, and gradually absorbed Avan territory from the north, while their ally Prome took Avan territory in... 1502, brother
	Shwenankyawshin Shwenankyawshin Shwenankyawshin Narapati was the last sovereign king of Ava who reigned 25 tumultuous years between 1502 and 1527. A confederation of Shan states led by Mohnyin continued their relentless attacks, and gradually absorbed Avan territory from the north, while their ally Prome took Avan territory in...	Heir apparent	son	21 February 1502 brother died	27 March 1502 succeeded	Mobye Narapati Mobye Narapati Mobye Narapati was the penultimate king of Ava who reigned from 1546 to 1552, as the disputed representative of the Confederation of Shan States that had ruled Ava since 1527. Before succeeding his father Hkonmaing as king of Ava, Narapati was saopha of the Shan state of Mong Pai , which was a... 1543–1546
Hkonmaing Hkonmaing Hkonmaing was king of Ava from 1543 to 1546. The long-ruling saopha of the Shan state of Onbaung Hsipaw was the main ally of King Shwenankyawshin of Ava in their 20 years' war against the Confederation of Shan States led by Mohnyin...	Mobye Narapati Mobye Narapati Mobye Narapati was the penultimate king of Ava who reigned from 1546 to 1552, as the disputed representative of the Confederation of Shan States that had ruled Ava since 1527. Before succeeding his father Hkonmaing as king of Ava, Narapati was saopha of the Shan state of Mong Pai , which was a...	Heir apparent	son	April 1543 father elected	February 1546 succeeded

Hanthawaddy Kingdom

Hanthawaddy Kingdom

The Hanthawaddy Kingdom was the dominant kingdom that ruled lower Burma from 1287 to 1539. The Mon-speaking kingdom was founded as Ramannadesa by King Wareru following the collapse of the Pagan Empire in 1287 as a nominal vassal state of Sukhothai Kingdom, and of the Mongol Yuan dynasty...

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Wareru Wareru Wareru was the founder of the Ramanya Kingdom located in today's Lower Burma . The kingdom is more commonly known as Kingdom of Hanthawady Pegu , or simply Pegu although the kingdom's first capital was Martaban...	Hkun Law Hkun Law Hkun Law was the second king of Hanthawaddy from 1307 to 1311. He ascended to the throne after his elder brother King Wareru was assassinated. Hkun Law was of Shan and Mon descent....	Heir presumptive	brother	December 1287 brother founded dynasty	January 1307 succeeded	Yan Maw La Mon 1307–1311, brother
Hkun Law Hkun Law Hkun Law was the second king of Hanthawaddy from 1307 to 1311. He ascended to the throne after his elder brother King Wareru was assassinated. Hkun Law was of Shan and Mon descent....	Yan Maw La Mon	Heir presumptive	brother	January 1307 brother succeeded	1307 killed in action	Saw Zein Saw Zein Saw Zein was the fourth king of Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1324 to 1331. A nephew of the kingdom's founder King Wareru, Saw Zein succeeded his brother King Saw O in 1324. He lost the southern territories of Tenasserim coast back to his nominal overlord Sukhothai, and looked to expand his territory... 13??–1324, nephew
Saw O Saw O Saw O was the third king of Hanthawaddy Pegu, who reigned from 1311 to 1323. Saw O succeeded his maternal uncle Hkun Law, who was assassinated by Saw O's father Min Bala in 1311. When Saw O ascended to the throne, his kingdom was a nominal vassal of Sukhothai. He was even married to a daughter of...	Saw Zein Saw Zein Saw Zein was the fourth king of Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1324 to 1331. A nephew of the kingdom's founder King Wareru, Saw Zein succeeded his brother King Saw O in 1324. He lost the southern territories of Tenasserim coast back to his nominal overlord Sukhothai, and looked to expand his territory...	Heir apparent	brother	13?? brother succeeded	October 1324 succeeded	Binnya U Binnya U Binnya U was the eighth king of Hanthawaddy Pegu, who ruled from 1348 to 1383. Over his 35-year reign, the king faced several internal rebellions and external invasions... 13??–1348, son
Binnya E Law Binnya E Law Binnya E Law was the seventh king of Hanthawaddy Pegu, who reigned from 1331 to 1348. Placed on the throne by his half-sister Queen Sanda Min Hla, this son of King Hkun Law defeated Sukhothai Kingdom's invasion in 1331, and freed Hanthawaddy from its tributary status to Sukhothai...	Binnya U Binnya U Binnya U was the eighth king of Hanthawaddy Pegu, who ruled from 1348 to 1383. Over his 35-year reign, the king faced several internal rebellions and external invasions...	Heir apparent	nephew	13?? uncle succeeded	1348 succeeded	Bawnganmon 1370s?–1383, son
Binnya U Binnya U Binnya U was the eighth king of Hanthawaddy Pegu, who ruled from 1348 to 1383. Over his 35-year reign, the king faced several internal rebellions and external invasions...	Bawnganmon	Heir apparent	son	1370s? father succeeded	1384 brother succeeded	Bawlawkyantaw Bawlawkyantaw Bawlawkyantaw was the eldest son and first child of King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu. The prince is best known for his famous oath before his execution on the orders of his father that he shall be reborn to fight against his father if he were innocent... 1383–1390, nephew
Razadarit	Bawlawkyantaw Bawlawkyantaw Bawlawkyantaw was the eldest son and first child of King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu. The prince is best known for his famous oath before his execution on the orders of his father that he shall be reborn to fight against his father if he were innocent...	Heir presumptive	son	January 1384 father succeeded	1390 executed	Binnya Dhammaraza Binnya Dhammaraza Binnya Dhammaraza was the tenth king of Hanthawaddy Pegu who reigned for three tumultuous years between 1422 and 1426. Having ascended to the Hanthawaddy throne after his father Razadarit died in a hunting accident, Binnya Dhammaraza faced both internal rebellions by his brothers Binnya Ran I and... 14??–1422, brother
	Binnya Dhammaraza Binnya Dhammaraza Binnya Dhammaraza was the tenth king of Hanthawaddy Pegu who reigned for three tumultuous years between 1422 and 1426. Having ascended to the Hanthawaddy throne after his father Razadarit died in a hunting accident, Binnya Dhammaraza faced both internal rebellions by his brothers Binnya Ran I and...	Heir apparent	son	14?? brother died	1422 succeeded	Binnya Ran I Binnya Ran I Binnya Ran I was the eleventh king of Hanthawaddy Pegu who reigned from 1426 to 1446. As crown prince, he ended the Forty Years' War with the rival Ava Kingdom in 1423. He came to the throne after poisoning his brother King Binnya Dhammaraza in 1426... 1422–1426, brother
Binnya Dhammaraza Binnya Dhammaraza Binnya Dhammaraza was the tenth king of Hanthawaddy Pegu who reigned for three tumultuous years between 1422 and 1426. Having ascended to the Hanthawaddy throne after his father Razadarit died in a hunting accident, Binnya Dhammaraza faced both internal rebellions by his brothers Binnya Ran I and...	Binnya Ran I Binnya Ran I Binnya Ran I was the eleventh king of Hanthawaddy Pegu who reigned from 1426 to 1446. As crown prince, he ended the Forty Years' War with the rival Ava Kingdom in 1423. He came to the throne after poisoning his brother King Binnya Dhammaraza in 1426...	Heir apparent	brother	1422 brother succeeded	1426 succeeded	Binnya Waru Binnya Waru Binnya Waru was the twelfth king of Hanthawaddy Kingdom who reigned from 1446 to 1450. He was a nephew and adopted son of King Binnya Ran I after whom he succeeded to the Hanthawaddy throne. The king was known for his strict disciplinary rule... 14??–1446, nephew
Binnya Ran I Binnya Ran I Binnya Ran I was the eleventh king of Hanthawaddy Pegu who reigned from 1426 to 1446. As crown prince, he ended the Forty Years' War with the rival Ava Kingdom in 1423. He came to the throne after poisoning his brother King Binnya Dhammaraza in 1426...	Binnya Waru Binnya Waru Binnya Waru was the twelfth king of Hanthawaddy Kingdom who reigned from 1446 to 1450. He was a nephew and adopted son of King Binnya Ran I after whom he succeeded to the Hanthawaddy throne. The king was known for his strict disciplinary rule...	Heir apparent	nephew adopted son	14?? uncle succeeded	1446 succeeded	Dhammazedi Dhammazedi Dhammazedi was the 16th king of Hanthawaddy, who reigned from 1472 to 1492, and is considered one of the most enlightened rulers in Burmese history, and by some accounts "the greatest" of all Hanthawaddy kings. The former Buddhist monk, educated in the rival kingdom of Ava in his youth, was a... 1460–1472, brother-in-law
Shin Sawbu Shin Sawbu Shin Sawbu was the queen of Hanthawaddy from 1453 to 1472. Queen Shin Sawbu was also known as Binnya Thau or Old Queen in Mon. Queen Shin Sawbu and Queen Jamadevi of Haripunjaya are the two most famous queens among the small number of queens who ruled in mainland Southeast Asia...	Dhammazedi Dhammazedi Dhammazedi was the 16th king of Hanthawaddy, who reigned from 1472 to 1492, and is considered one of the most enlightened rulers in Burmese history, and by some accounts "the greatest" of all Hanthawaddy kings. The former Buddhist monk, educated in the rival kingdom of Ava in his youth, was a...	Heir apparent	son-in-law	1460 mother-in-law succeeded	1472 succeeded	Binnya Ran II Binnya Ran II Binnya Ran II was the 17th king of Hanthawaddy for 34 years from 1492 to 1526. He was revered for his gentleness although his first act as king was to enforce the massacre of the kinsmen, putting all the royal offspring to death.... 1472–1492, son
Dhammazedi Dhammazedi Dhammazedi was the 16th king of Hanthawaddy, who reigned from 1472 to 1492, and is considered one of the most enlightened rulers in Burmese history, and by some accounts "the greatest" of all Hanthawaddy kings. The former Buddhist monk, educated in the rival kingdom of Ava in his youth, was a...	Binnya Ran II Binnya Ran II Binnya Ran II was the 17th king of Hanthawaddy for 34 years from 1492 to 1526. He was revered for his gentleness although his first act as king was to enforce the massacre of the kinsmen, putting all the royal offspring to death....	Heir apparent	son	1472 father succeeded	1492 succeeded	Takayutpi Takayutpi Thushin Takayutpi was the last sovereign king of Hanthawaddy Pegu who reigned from 1526 to 1539. At his ascension, the 15-year-old king inherited the most prosperous and powerful kingdom of all post-Pagan kingdoms... 15??–1526, son
Binnya Ran II Binnya Ran II Binnya Ran II was the 17th king of Hanthawaddy for 34 years from 1492 to 1526. He was revered for his gentleness although his first act as king was to enforce the massacre of the kinsmen, putting all the royal offspring to death....	Takayutpi Takayutpi Thushin Takayutpi was the last sovereign king of Hanthawaddy Pegu who reigned from 1526 to 1539. At his ascension, the 15-year-old king inherited the most prosperous and powerful kingdom of all post-Pagan kingdoms...	Heir apparent	son	15?? father succeeded	1526 succeeded

Prome Kingdom

Prome Kingdom

The Prome Kingdom was a kingdom that existed for six decades between 1482 and 1542 in the present-day central Burma . Based out of the city of Prome , the minor kingdom was one of the several statelets that broke away from the dominant Ava Kingdom in the late 15th century...

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Thado Minsaw Thado Minsaw of Prome Thado Minsaw of Prome was the founder of Prome Kingdom, who reigned the minor kingdom from 1482 to 1527. He was governor of Tharrawaddy during the reigns of his father King Narapati of Ava and his elder brother King Thihathura. After Thihathura died in 1481, the new king Minkhaung II was greeted...	Bayin Htwe Bayin Htwe Bayin Htwe was the second ruler of Prome, who reigned from 1527 to 1533. The eldest son of Thado Minsaw who proclaimed independence of his minor kingdom from Ava in 1482, ascended to the throne in 1527 after his father's death. The new king soon incurred the wrath of Sawlon, the leader of...	Heir apparent	son	? father founded kingdom	c. February 1527 brother succeeded	Narapati 1527–1533, son
Bayin Htwe Bayin Htwe Bayin Htwe was the second ruler of Prome, who reigned from 1527 to 1533. The eldest son of Thado Minsaw who proclaimed independence of his minor kingdom from Ava in 1482, ascended to the throne in 1527 after his father's death. The new king soon incurred the wrath of Sawlon, the leader of...	Narapati	Heir apparent	son	February 1527? father dethroned	c. January 1533 succeeded	Minkhaung 1533–1539, brother
Narapati	Minkhaung	Heir presumptive	brother	January 1533? uncle succeeded	c. February 1539 succeeded

Toungoo Dynasty

Toungoo Dynasty

The Toungoo Dynasty was the ruling dynasty of Burma from the mid-16th century to 1752. Its early kings Tabinshwehti and Bayinnaung succeeded in reunifying the Pagan Empire for the first time since 1287, and in incorporating the Shan States for the first time...

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Mingyinyo Mingyinyo Mingyinyo was the founder of Toungoo dynasty of Burma . Under his 44-year leadership , Toungoo , grew from a remote backwater vassal state of Ava Kingdom to a small but stable independent kingdom. In 1510, he declared Toungoo's independence from its nominal overlord Ava. He skillfully kept his...	Tabinshwehti Tabinshwehti Tabinshwehti was a king who unified Burma in 1539 and known as the founder of the Second Burmese Empire.Tabinshwehti succeeded his father Mingyinyo as ruler of the Toungoo dynasty in 1530...	Heir apparent	son	16 April 1516 Only son	26 October 1530 succeeded	Bayinnaung Bayinnaung Bayinnaung Kyawhtin Nawrahta was the third king of the Toungoo dynasty of Burma . During his 30-year reign, which has been called the "greatest explosion of human energy ever seen in Burma", Bayinnaung assembled the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, which included much of modern day... 1542–1550, brother-in-law
Tabinshwehti Tabinshwehti Tabinshwehti was a king who unified Burma in 1539 and known as the founder of the Second Burmese Empire.Tabinshwehti succeeded his father Mingyinyo as ruler of the Toungoo dynasty in 1530...	Bayinnaung Bayinnaung Bayinnaung Kyawhtin Nawrahta was the third king of the Toungoo dynasty of Burma . During his 30-year reign, which has been called the "greatest explosion of human energy ever seen in Burma", Bayinnaung assembled the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, which included much of modern day...	Heir presumptive	brother-in-law	May 1542 anointed	30 April 1550 succeeded	Nanda Nanda Bayin Nanda Bayin , was the king of the Toungoo Dynasty of Myanmar from 1581 to 1599. Nanda was the first son of King Bayinnaung. He was made the crown prince upon the ascension of his father in January 1551. As the crown prince, he led subjugation of Lanna and the sack of Vientiene in 1565... 1551–1581, son
Bayinnaung Bayinnaung Bayinnaung Kyawhtin Nawrahta was the third king of the Toungoo dynasty of Burma . During his 30-year reign, which has been called the "greatest explosion of human energy ever seen in Burma", Bayinnaung assembled the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, which included much of modern day...	Nanda Nanda Bayin Nanda Bayin , was the king of the Toungoo Dynasty of Myanmar from 1581 to 1599. Nanda was the first son of King Bayinnaung. He was made the crown prince upon the ascension of his father in January 1551. As the crown prince, he led subjugation of Lanna and the sack of Vientiene in 1565...	Heir apparent	son	11 January 1551 father succeeded	9 November 1581 succeeded	Mingyi Swa 1581–1593, son
Nanda Nanda Bayin Nanda Bayin , was the king of the Toungoo Dynasty of Myanmar from 1581 to 1599. Nanda was the first son of King Bayinnaung. He was made the crown prince upon the ascension of his father in January 1551. As the crown prince, he led subjugation of Lanna and the sack of Vientiene in 1565...	Mingyi Swa	Heir apparent	son	9 November 1581 father succeeded	18 January 1593 killed in action	Minyekyawswa I 1594–1599, brother
	Minyekyawswa I	Heir apparent	son	31 January 1594 brother died	19 December 1599 father deposed	Anaukpetlun Anaukpetlun Anaukpetlun was the sixth king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma, and was largely responsible for restoring Burmese kingdom after it had famously collapsed at the end of 16th century. In his 22-year reign between 1606 and 1628, Anaukpetlun completed the reunification efforts of the Burmese kingdom begun... 1599–1606, cousin
Nyaungyan Nyaungyan Min Nyaungyan Min was the fifth king of Toungoo Dynasty of Burma who reigned from 1599 to 1606. Nyaungyan is also often referred to as the founder of Restored Toungoo Dynasty or Nyaungyan Dynasty because his successful efforts to reunify main parts of his father Bayinnaung's empire which had famously...	Anaukpetlun Anaukpetlun Anaukpetlun was the sixth king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma, and was largely responsible for restoring Burmese kingdom after it had famously collapsed at the end of 16th century. In his 22-year reign between 1606 and 1628, Anaukpetlun completed the reunification efforts of the Burmese kingdom begun...	Heir apparent	son	19 December 1599 father succeeded	3 March 1606 succeeded	Thalun Thalun Thalun was the eighth king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma . During his 19-year reign, Thalun successfully rebuilt the war-torn country which had been under constant warfare for nearly a century since the 1530s. Thalun instituted many administrative reforms and rebuilt the economy of the kingdom.In... 1606–1628, brother
Anaukpetlun Anaukpetlun Anaukpetlun was the sixth king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma, and was largely responsible for restoring Burmese kingdom after it had famously collapsed at the end of 16th century. In his 22-year reign between 1606 and 1628, Anaukpetlun completed the reunification efforts of the Burmese kingdom begun...	Thalun Thalun Thalun was the eighth king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma . During his 19-year reign, Thalun successfully rebuilt the war-torn country which had been under constant warfare for nearly a century since the 1530s. Thalun instituted many administrative reforms and rebuilt the economy of the kingdom.In...	Heir apparent	brother	3 March 1606 father succeeded	9 July 1628 nephew succeeded	Minyekyawswa II 1629–1647, brother
Thalun Thalun Thalun was the eighth king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma . During his 19-year reign, Thalun successfully rebuilt the war-torn country which had been under constant warfare for nearly a century since the 1530s. Thalun instituted many administrative reforms and rebuilt the economy of the kingdom.In...	Minyekyawswa II	Heir apparent	brother	19 August 1629 brother succeeded	18 August 1647 died	Pindale 1647–1648, nephew
	Pindale	Heir apparent	son	18 August 1647 uncle died	19 October 1648 succeeded	Pye Pye Min Pye Min was the tenth king of Toungoo dynasty from 1661 to 1672. Pye Min was a son of King Thalun. During the reign of his brother Pindale, the Prince of Pyay led the Burmese resistance against Southern Ming and Qing incursions. King Pindale, however, lost his popularity and Pye was urged to take... 1648–1661
Pindale	Pye Pye Min Pye Min was the tenth king of Toungoo dynasty from 1661 to 1672. Pye Min was a son of King Thalun. During the reign of his brother Pindale, the Prince of Pyay led the Burmese resistance against Southern Ming and Qing incursions. King Pindale, however, lost his popularity and Pye was urged to take...	Heir presumptive	brother	19 October 1648 brother succeeded	4 June 1661 succeeded	Narawara Narawara Narawara was the eleventh king of Toungoo dynasty who ruled for 11 months between 1672 and 1673. Narawara ascended to Burmese throne after his father Pye died in 1672. But Narawara died young and was succeeded by his brother Minyekyawdin.-References:... 1661–1672, son
Pye Pye Min Pye Min was the tenth king of Toungoo dynasty from 1661 to 1672. Pye Min was a son of King Thalun. During the reign of his brother Pindale, the Prince of Pyay led the Burmese resistance against Southern Ming and Qing incursions. King Pindale, however, lost his popularity and Pye was urged to take...	Narawara Narawara Narawara was the eleventh king of Toungoo dynasty who ruled for 11 months between 1672 and 1673. Narawara ascended to Burmese throne after his father Pye died in 1672. But Narawara died young and was succeeded by his brother Minyekyawdin.-References:...	Heir apparent	son	4 June 1661 father succeeded	13 April 1672 succeeded	Sanay Sanay Sanay was the 13th king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma who reigned from 1698 to 1714. Sanay ascended to throne after his father Minyekyawdin died in 1698. Sanay like his father was ineffectual and the power of Toungoo dynasty continued to decline.... 1673–1698, nephew
Minyekyawdin Minyekyawdin Minyekyawdin was the 12th king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma , who reigned from 1673 to 1698. Minyekyawdin was elected by the ministers of the court over several elder princes as king after his step-brother King Narawara's sudden death in 1673...	Sanay Sanay Sanay was the 13th king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma who reigned from 1698 to 1714. Sanay ascended to throne after his father Minyekyawdin died in 1698. Sanay like his father was ineffectual and the power of Toungoo dynasty continued to decline....	Heir apparent	son	27 February 1673? father succeeded	4 May 1698 succeeded	Taninganway Taninganway Taninganway was the 14th king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma from 1714 to 1733. The long decline of Toungoo dynasty accelerated under Taninganway's reign. In the east, the kingdom of Lanna , which had been under Burmese rule since 1558, successfully revolted in 1725. Taninganway sent an army to... 1698–1714, son
Sanay Sanay Sanay was the 13th king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma who reigned from 1698 to 1714. Sanay ascended to throne after his father Minyekyawdin died in 1698. Sanay like his father was ineffectual and the power of Toungoo dynasty continued to decline....	Taninganway Taninganway Taninganway was the 14th king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma from 1714 to 1733. The long decline of Toungoo dynasty accelerated under Taninganway's reign. In the east, the kingdom of Lanna , which had been under Burmese rule since 1558, successfully revolted in 1725. Taninganway sent an army to...	Heir apparent	son	4 May 1698? father succeeded	22 September 1714 succeeded	Mahadhammaraza Dipadi Mahadhammaraza Dipadi Mahadhammaraza Dipati , was the 15th and last king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma from 1733 to 1752. He was only 16 when a group of nobles selected him over more experienced princes after his father Taninganway's death in November 1733... 1733, son
Taninganway Taninganway Taninganway was the 14th king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma from 1714 to 1733. The long decline of Toungoo dynasty accelerated under Taninganway's reign. In the east, the kingdom of Lanna , which had been under Burmese rule since 1558, successfully revolted in 1725. Taninganway sent an army to...	Mahadhammaraza Dipadi Mahadhammaraza Dipadi Mahadhammaraza Dipati , was the 15th and last king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma from 1733 to 1752. He was only 16 when a group of nobles selected him over more experienced princes after his father Taninganway's death in November 1733...	Heir presumptive	son	23 November 1733 elected	23 November 1733 succeeded	End of Toungoo Dynasty

Konbaung Dynasty

Konbaung dynasty

The Konbaung Dynasty was the last dynasty that ruled Burma from 1752 to 1885. The dynasty created the second largest empire in Burmese history, and continued the administrative reforms begun by the Toungoo dynasty, laying the foundations of modern state of Burma...

Monarch	Heir	Status	Relationship to Monarch	Became heir; reason	Ceased to be heir; reason	Next in succession
Alaungpaya Alaungpaya Alaungpaya was king of Burma from 1752 to 1760, and the founder of the Konbaung Dynasty. By his death in 1760, the former chief of a small village in Upper Burma had reunified all of Burma, subdued Manipur, recovered Lan Na, and driven out the French and the English who had given help to the...	Naungdawgyi Naungdawgyi Naungdawgyi was king of Konbaung Dynasty of Burma from 1760 to 1763. He was a top military commander in his father Alaungpaya's reunification campaigns of the country. As king, he spent much of his short reign suppressing multiple rebellions across the newly founded kingdom from Ava and Toungoo ...	Heir apparent	son	21 March 1752 Formation of Konbaung Dynasty	11 May 1760 succeeded	Hsinbyushin Hsinbyushin Hsinbyushin was king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma from 1763 to 1776. The second son of the dynasty founder Alaungpaya is best known for his wars with China and Siam, and is considered the most militaristic king of the dynasty. His successful defense against four Chinese invasions preserved... 1760–1763, brother
Naungdawgyi Naungdawgyi Naungdawgyi was king of Konbaung Dynasty of Burma from 1760 to 1763. He was a top military commander in his father Alaungpaya's reunification campaigns of the country. As king, he spent much of his short reign suppressing multiple rebellions across the newly founded kingdom from Ava and Toungoo ...	Hsinbyushin Hsinbyushin Hsinbyushin was king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma from 1763 to 1776. The second son of the dynasty founder Alaungpaya is best known for his wars with China and Siam, and is considered the most militaristic king of the dynasty. His successful defense against four Chinese invasions preserved...	Heir presumptive	brother	11 May 1760 brother succeeded	28 November 1763 succeeded	Singu Singu Min Singu Min was the fourth king of the Konbaung dynasty of Myanmar. The king, who came to power amid controversy, largely put an end to his father Hsinbyushin's policy of territorial expansion, which had severely depleted the kingdom's manpower and resources. He stopped his father's latest war... 1763–1776, son
Hsinbyushin Hsinbyushin Hsinbyushin was king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma from 1763 to 1776. The second son of the dynasty founder Alaungpaya is best known for his wars with China and Siam, and is considered the most militaristic king of the dynasty. His successful defense against four Chinese invasions preserved...	Singu Singu Min Singu Min was the fourth king of the Konbaung dynasty of Myanmar. The king, who came to power amid controversy, largely put an end to his father Hsinbyushin's policy of territorial expansion, which had severely depleted the kingdom's manpower and resources. He stopped his father's latest war...	Heir apparent	brother	28 November 1763 father succeeded	10 June 1776 succeeded	Pyinsi 1776–1782, son
Singu Singu Min Singu Min was the fourth king of the Konbaung dynasty of Myanmar. The king, who came to power amid controversy, largely put an end to his father Hsinbyushin's policy of territorial expansion, which had severely depleted the kingdom's manpower and resources. He stopped his father's latest war...	Pyinsi	Heir presumptive	son	10 June 1776 father succeeded	6 February 1782 killed	Thado Minsaw Thado Minsaw Thado Minsaw was crown prince of Burma from 13 July 1783 to 9 April 1808, during the reign of his father King Bodawpaya of Konbaung dynasty. Prince of Shwedaung and Dabayin was entrusted by the king to manage the day-to-day affairs of the kingdom, and when necessary, to lead the Royal Army against... 1783–1808, first cousin
Bodawpaya Bodawpaya Bodawpaya was the sixth king of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma. Born Maung Shwe Waing and later Badon Min, he was the fourth son of Alaungpaya, founder of the dynasty and the Third Burmese Empire. He was proclaimed king after deposing his nephew Phaungkaza Maung Maung, son of his oldest brother...	Thado Minsaw Thado Minsaw Thado Minsaw was crown prince of Burma from 13 July 1783 to 9 April 1808, during the reign of his father King Bodawpaya of Konbaung dynasty. Prince of Shwedaung and Dabayin was entrusted by the king to manage the day-to-day affairs of the kingdom, and when necessary, to lead the Royal Army against...	Heir apparent	son	13 July 1783 father succeeded	9 April 1808 died	Bagyidaw Bagyidaw Bagyidaw Bagyidaw's reign saw the First Anglo-Burmese War , which marked the beginning of the end of the highly militaristic Konbaung dynasty. Bagyidaw inherited the largest Burmese empire, second only to King Bayinnaung's, but also one that shared a long ill-defined borders with British India... 1808–1819, son
	Bagyidaw Bagyidaw Bagyidaw Bagyidaw's reign saw the First Anglo-Burmese War , which marked the beginning of the end of the highly militaristic Konbaung dynasty. Bagyidaw inherited the largest Burmese empire, second only to King Bayinnaung's, but also one that shared a long ill-defined borders with British India...	Heir apparent	son	17 April 1808 father died	5 June 1819 succeeded	Tharrawaddy 1819–1837, younger brother
Bagyidaw Bagyidaw Bagyidaw Bagyidaw's reign saw the First Anglo-Burmese War , which marked the beginning of the end of the highly militaristic Konbaung dynasty. Bagyidaw inherited the largest Burmese empire, second only to King Bayinnaung's, but also one that shared a long ill-defined borders with British India...	Tharrawaddy	Heir apparent	brother	5 June 1819 brother succeeded	15 April 1837 succeeded	Pagan Pagan Min Pagan Min , was the ninth king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma. Born Maung Biddhu Khyit, he was granted the title of Prince of Pagan by his father Tharrawaddy in August 1842. Pagan Min became king when Tharrawaddy died on 17 November 1846, with the formal title of His Majesty "Pyinsama... 1842–1846, son
Tharrawaddy	Pagan Pagan Min Pagan Min , was the ninth king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma. Born Maung Biddhu Khyit, he was granted the title of Prince of Pagan by his father Tharrawaddy in August 1842. Pagan Min became king when Tharrawaddy died on 17 November 1846, with the formal title of His Majesty "Pyinsama...	Heir apparent	son	August 1842 father succeeded	17 November 1846 succeeded	Mindon Mindon Min Mindon Min was the penultimate king of Burma from 1853 to 1878. He was one of the most popular and revered kings of Burma. Under his half brother King Pagan, the Second Anglo-Burmese War in 1852 ended with the annexation of Lower Burma by the British Empire. Mindon and his younger brother Kanaung... 1846–1852, younger brother
Pagan Pagan Min Pagan Min , was the ninth king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma. Born Maung Biddhu Khyit, he was granted the title of Prince of Pagan by his father Tharrawaddy in August 1842. Pagan Min became king when Tharrawaddy died on 17 November 1846, with the formal title of His Majesty "Pyinsama...	Mindon Mindon Min Mindon Min was the penultimate king of Burma from 1853 to 1878. He was one of the most popular and revered kings of Burma. Under his half brother King Pagan, the Second Anglo-Burmese War in 1852 ended with the annexation of Lower Burma by the British Empire. Mindon and his younger brother Kanaung...	Heir presumptive	brother	17 November 1846 brother succeeded	18 February 1853 succeeded	Kanaung 1852–1866, younger brother
Mindon Mindon Min Mindon Min was the penultimate king of Burma from 1853 to 1878. He was one of the most popular and revered kings of Burma. Under his half brother King Pagan, the Second Anglo-Burmese War in 1852 ended with the annexation of Lower Burma by the British Empire. Mindon and his younger brother Kanaung...	Kanaung	Heir apparent	brother	18 February 1853 brother succeeded	2 August 1866 assassinated	Thibaw Thibaw Min Thibaw Min was the last king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma . His reign ended when Burma was defeated by the forces of the British Empire in the Third Anglo-Burmese War, on 29 November 1885, prior to its official annexation on 1 January 1886.... 1878, nephew
	Thibaw Thibaw Min Thibaw Min was the last king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma . His reign ended when Burma was defeated by the forces of the British Empire in the Third Anglo-Burmese War, on 29 November 1885, prior to its official annexation on 1 January 1886....	Heir apparent	son	19 September 1878 elected	1 October 1878 succeeded	End of Konbaung Dynasty End of Burmese monarchy

Thibaw Min was deposed and exiled in 1885. He died in exile in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 in 1916. He was succeeded as head of the family by his daughters Myat Paya Lat

Myat Paya Lat

H.R.H. Princess Myat Paya Lat was the most senior member of the Burmese Royal Household after the death of her father, King Thibaw while in exile in 1916...

 (1916–1956) and Myat Phaya

Myat Phaya

H.R.H. Princess Myat Phaya was born at Madras on 7th March 1886. She was a daughter of the last ruling king of Burma, King Thibaw. She succeeded her older sister Myat Paya Lat as head of the royal household in 1956. She married in 1922 H.H. Prince Kodaw Gyi Naing , a grandson of H.R.H...

 (1956–1962). Since 1962 the claimant to the throne has been Taw Phaya

Taw Phaya

H.R.H. Prince Edward Taw Phaya is the Pretender to the Throne of Burma . He was born the second son of Princess Myat Phaya, his older brother being assassinated by Communist insurgents in 1947. Upon the death of his mother in 1962, he became the Head of the Royal House of Konbaung.-Family:Edward...

, the second son of Princess Myat Phaya.

External sources

• Maung Htin Aung, A History of Burma, Cambridge University Press, New York and London, 1967
• Harvey, G. E., History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824, London, 1925
• Phayre, Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur P., History of Burma, London, 2nd edition, 1967
• Royal Ark by Christopher Buyers