Phaungga of Toungoo

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Min Phaungga
မင်းဖောင်းကား
Theravada Buddhism

Min Phaungga (Burmese: မင်းဖောင်းကား, pronounced [mɪ́ɴ pʰàʊɴɡá]) was viceroy of Toungoo (Taungoo) from 1383 to 1397.

Brief

According to the regional chronicle

Phaungga, a village near then capital Pinya.[1] His personal name is unknown. The name he is known by "Min Phaungga" simply means Lord from Phaungga.[1] He later moved to Toungoo (Taungoo) where he served in the regional administration there, rising to become a senior official by the early 1380s in the administration of Viceroy Sokkate.[1]

In 1383,

Ava. (Sokkate himself had come to power by assassinating his brother-in-law Pyanchi II four years earlier).[2] Phaungga quickly submitted to Swa Saw Ke, who in turn appointed Phaungga viceroy. Phaungga also sent a diplomatic mission to King Binnya U of Hanthawaddy.[2]

Despite his mission to

Shan states. Toungoo Yazawin states that he was en route to Ava (Inwa) to attend a royal conference, and had to rush back to Toungoo because of a Shan incursion.[1] He repaired and constructed several irrigation works, and built new settlements around Toungoo to house increased population. He died in 1397, and was succeeded by his son Saw Oo.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ The Toungoo Yazawin chronicle (Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 24–25) says he seized the office in 745 ME (30 March 1383 to 28 March 1384), after which he submitted to Swa Saw Ke of Ava, and sent a mission to Binnya U of Pegu. But since Binnya U was already dead by 2 January 1384 per (Pan Hla 2005: 156), Phaungga's mission most probably took place sometime in mid/late 1383.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 25
  2. ^ a b Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 24

Bibliography

  • Pan Hla, Nai (2005) [1968]. Razadarit Ayedawbon (in Burmese) (8th printing ed.). Yangon: Armanthit Sarpay.
  • Royal Historical Commission of Burma (2003) [1832]. Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3. Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
  • Sein Lwin Lay, Kahtika U (2006) [1968]. Min Taya Shwe Hti and Bayinnaung: Ketumadi Taungoo Yazawin (in Burmese) (2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Yan Aung Sarpay.
Phaungga of Toungoo
Ava Kingdom
Born: c. 1350s Died: 1397
Royal titles
Preceded by Viceroy of Toungoo
1383 – 1397
Succeeded by