Minbyauk Thihapate
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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. His claim to the throne was that he was married to Soe Min Kodawgyi, the daughter of Sawyun
, founder of the kingdom.
Although a Shan chief himself, the last five years of his reign (1359–1364) were beset by repeated Shan raids from the north, principally from the Shan princely state of Mogaung
. In the early 1360s, the king appointed his stepson Thadominbya
(Sawyun's grandson) as governor of Tagaung at the border of Shan realm to stop the Shan raids.
In 1364, Mogaung in alliance with Sagaing's cross-river rival Pinya Kingdom
attacked Sagaing's territories. (Actually, Mogaung did most of the fighting.) Mogaung's Shan raiders overran Tagaung and Thadominbya escaped with great difficulty. Minbyauk sent Thadominbya to prison for Thadominbya's failure to defend Tagaung. But Minbyauk himself fled Sagaing when the city was overrun by Mogaung forces later that year. After Mogaung raiders left Sagaing, the people of Sagaing rallied around Thadominbya, who put Minbyauk to death.
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...
, who reigned from 1353 to 1364. In February 1353, Minbyauk ascended to the Sagaing throne after his brother-in-law King 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:...
died. His claim to the throne was that he was married to Soe Min Kodawgyi, the daughter 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...
, founder of the kingdom.
Although a Shan chief himself, the last five years of his reign (1359–1364) were beset by repeated Shan raids from the north, principally from the Shan princely state of Mogaung
Mogaung
Mogaung is a town in Kachin State, Myanmar. It is situated on the Mandalay-Myitkyina railway line.-External links:* Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.* Maplandia.com...
. In the early 1360s, the king appointed his stepson Thadominbya
Thadominbya
Thadominbya was the founder of the Kingdom of Ava who reunified central Burma in 1364 under a single kingdom. In his short reign of three plus years, the ethnically Shan king achieved accomplishments that would have a long lasting impact in Burmese history...
(Sawyun's grandson) as governor of Tagaung at the border of Shan realm to stop the Shan raids.
In 1364, Mogaung in alliance with Sagaing's cross-river rival 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...
attacked Sagaing's territories. (Actually, Mogaung did most of the fighting.) Mogaung's Shan raiders overran Tagaung and Thadominbya escaped with great difficulty. Minbyauk sent Thadominbya to prison for Thadominbya's failure to defend Tagaung. But Minbyauk himself fled Sagaing when the city was overrun by Mogaung forces later that year. After Mogaung raiders left Sagaing, the people of Sagaing rallied around Thadominbya, who put Minbyauk to death.