Minhlange
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Minhlange was the sixth king of Ava
for three months in 1426. Minhlange was just about nine when he was made king. (He was likely 8+ years old. The traditional Burmese convention of age counting is one more than the Western convention. He was 8 years old, in his 9th year.) His father King Thihathu had been killed in an ambush by raiders from the Shan State
of Hsipaw
(Thibaw). The ambush was arranged by Thihathu's powerful queen Shin Bo-Me
who wanted to place her lover, Kale Kyetaungnyo
, the Saopha
of Kale, on the throne. Three months later, Shin Bo-Me poisoned the young king, and made Kyetaungnyo king.
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...
for three months in 1426. Minhlange was just about nine when he was made king. (He was likely 8+ years old. The traditional Burmese convention of age counting is one more than the Western convention. He was 8 years old, in his 9th year.) His father King Thihathu had been killed in an ambush by raiders from the Shan State
Shan States
The Shan States were the princely states that ruled large areas of today's Burma , Yunnan Province in China, Laos and Thailand from the late 13th century until mid-20th century...
of Hsipaw
Hsipaw
Hsipaw , is a town in Shan State, Myanmar on the riverbank of Myitnge River. It is 200 km northeast of Mandalay.-Shan Saopha:Hsipaw is perhaps one of the most well known and powerful saopha states of Shan State...
(Thibaw). The ambush was arranged by Thihathu's powerful queen Shin Bo-Me
Shin Bo-Me
Shin Bo-Me was queen to five consecutive kings of Ava. The ethnic Shan queen was considered a great beauty. She was the favorite and chief queen of Minkhaung I. In 1426, she engineered the death of the next two kings Thihathu and Minhlange. She personally poisoned an 8-year-old Minhlange and put...
who wanted to place her lover, 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...
, the Saopha
Saopha
Saopha, Chaofa, or Sawbwa was a royal title used by the rulers of the Shan States of Myanmar . The word means "king" in the Shan and Tai languages...
of Kale, on the throne. Three months later, Shin Bo-Me poisoned the young king, and made Kyetaungnyo king.