Baw Ngan-Mohn

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Baw Ngan-Mohn
ဘောငံမုန်
Theravada Buddhism
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Baw Ngan-Mohn (Burmese: ဘောငံမုန်, Burmese pronunciation: [bɔ́ ŋàɴ mòʊ̯ɴ]; also known as Baw Khon-Hmaing (ဘောခုံမှိုင်း, [bɔ́ kʰòʊɴ m̥áɪɴ]; c. 1370 – 1389/90) was heir-apparent of Hanthawaddy during the late reign of his father King Binnya U. After Binnya U's death in 1384, Ngan-Mohn was put in prison by his half-brother Razadarit who seized the throne with the help of the court. The prince was executed in 1389/90.

Brief

He was born to Mwei Ma-Gu-Thauk and King Binnya U of Hanthawaddy. He was named Baw Ngan-Mohn (also known as Baw Khon-Hmaing).[note 1] His mother was a concubine but later became a queen with the title of Yaza Dewi.[1] He was born c. 1370.[note 2]

According to the Razadarit Ayedawbon chronicle, the handsome and composed Ngan-Mohn was his father's favorite.[2] The king had anointed Ngan-Mohn as his heir-apparent certainly by 1382, perhaps even earlier.[3] By 1383, the king's health had deteriorated to such a degree that several pretenders began jockeying for power. Binnya U had handed much of the power to his sister Gov. Maha Dewi of Dagon although some factions of the court secretly opposed her. Ngan-Mohn also had a serious rival in his elder half-brother Binnya Nwe, who had been persuaded by Minister Zeik-Bye to raise a rebellion. Ngan-Mohn too saw his aunt Maha Dewi as a threat, and began allying himself with Nwe.[4]

In May 1383, Nwe went on to start a rebellion at

Dagon, 60 km southwest of the capital Pegu.[5] After the death of Binnya U in January 1384, the court handed the power to Nwe, who took the title Razadarit. Ngan-Mohn did not oppose Nwe's accession.[6] The new king in turn awarded Ngan-Mohn the title of Binnya Dok (ဗညားဒုတ်, [bəɲá doʊ̯ʔ]).[6]

Despite the initial gesture, Razadarit never trusted his younger half-brother. He could not forget their father's repeated statements that Ngan-Mohn was to be king. Soon after, he had Ngan-Mohn imprisoned.

Irrawaddy delta, fighting against the forces of Laukpya of Myaungmya. The king was concerned that Ngan-Mohn could have been freed, and may take over the capital Pegu while he was at the front. While returning to the base camp at Dala-Twante, he ordered Commander E Kaung Bein to execute Baw Ngan-Mohn.[7] (Later in the same dry season, Razadarit ordered the execution of his own 7-year-old son Bawlawkyantaw because he was concerned that the boy might grow up to avenge for the suicide of his mother Queen Tala Mi Daw.[8]
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Notes

  1. ^ (Pan Hla 2005: 47, footnote 6): Baw Ngan-Mohn per Pak Lat; Baw Khon-Hmaing per Razadarit Ayedawbon.
  2. ^ Razadarit Ayedawbon (Pan Hla 2005: 185) says that Ngan-Mohn was younger than his half-brother Binnya Nwe (Razadarit) who was born in 1368.

References

  1. ^ Pan Hla 2005: 44–45, 47
  2. ^ Pan Hla 2005: 47–48
  3. ^ Pan Hla 2005: 64
  4. ^ Pan Hla 2005: 81
  5. ^ Pan Hla 2005: 94
  6. ^ a b Pan Hla 2005: 158
  7. ^ a b Pan Hla 2005: 185
  8. ^ Pan Hla 2005: 194–195

Bibliography

  • Pan Hla, Nai (2005) [1968]. Razadarit Ayedawbon (in Burmese) (8th printing ed.). Yangon: Armanthit Sarpay.
Baw Ngan-Mohn
Born: c. 1370 Died: 1389/90
Royal titles
Preceded by Heir Apparent of Hanthawaddy
by 1382 – 2 January 1384 		Succeeded byas heir-presumptive
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