Bayin Htwe
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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 Confederation of Shan States because he did not send sufficient help in their war against Ava. In 1533, Sawlon and the Confederation armies, which had conquered Ava in 1527, came down to Prome (Pyay), and took Bayin Htwe as captive back to Upper Burma
.
On their way, Sawlon was assassinated by his ministers, and Bayin Htwe escaped. He returned to Prome where his son had proclaimed himself king with the title of Narapati. The son shut the gates against his father soon died in the adjoining forests.
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...
, who reigned from 1527 to 1533. The eldest son of 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...
who proclaimed independence of his minor kingdom from Ava
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...
in 1482, ascended to the throne in 1527 after his father's death. The new king soon incurred the wrath of Sawlon
Sawlon
Sawlon of Mohnyin was saopha of the Shan state of Mohnyin from 1482? to 1533. He is best remembered in Burmese history as the conqueror of Ava Kingdom....
, the leader of Confederation of Shan States because he did not send sufficient help in their war against Ava. In 1533, Sawlon and the Confederation armies, which had conquered Ava in 1527, came down to Prome (Pyay), and took Bayin Htwe as captive back to Upper Burma
Upper Burma
Upper Burma refers to a geographic region of Burma , traditionally encompassing Mandalay and its periphery , or more broadly speaking, Kachin and Shan States....
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On their way, Sawlon was assassinated by his ministers, and Bayin Htwe escaped. He returned to Prome where his son had proclaimed himself king with the title of Narapati. The son shut the gates against his father soon died in the adjoining forests.