Min Sithu of Toungoo
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Min Sithu was the governor of Toungoo (Taungoo) from 1481 to 1486. He inherited the governorship from his father Sithu Kyawhtin of Toungoo was killed in battle in 1481. He was killed by his nephew Mingyinyo
. The governor had repeatedly refused the nephew's requests to marry his daughter Soe Min (Mingyinyo's first cousin).
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...
. The governor had repeatedly refused the nephew's requests to marry his daughter Soe Min (Mingyinyo's first cousin).