Saw Lagun Ein

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Saw Lagun Ein
စောလကွန်းအိန်
Theravada Buddhism
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Saw Lagun Ein (

war against Siam (1547–49). He was overthrown by Smim Htaw
in the chaos that followed Tabinshwehti's assassination in 1550.

Background

Saw Lagun Ein[note 1] was of Hanthawaddy royalty, a grandson of King Dhammazedi (r. 1471–1492) as well as a first cousin and brother-in-law of King Takayutpi of Hanthawaddy (r. 1526–1539). His mother was a paternal aunt of Takayutpi and he was married to a younger sister of Takayutpi.[1] He was one of the Hanthawaddy nobles that entered the service of Tabinshwehti after Takayutpi died in exile.[2]

Viceroy and general

In May 1541, he was appointed viceroy of the province of

Ye and Tavoy (Dawei) from Siamese forces.[4][5] He was under the command of Bayinnaung in the 1548–49 invasion of Siam.[4]

In January/February 1550 (Tabodwe 911 ME), Lagun Ein went to the

Irrawaddy delta with the king and his crew on an extended elephant hunting trip in search of an elusive "white elephant". He was asked to go along on the trip by Bayinnaung, who was concerned about the safety of the king. As Bayinnaung suspected, one of the king's closest advisers, the governor of Sittaung Smim Sawhtut, was planning to assassinate the king. Lagun Ein's constant presence foiled Sawhtut's plans for over two months but Sawhtut finally convinced the king to send Lagun Ein back to Martaban. Lagun Ein protested but had to obey the order. Soon after he left, the king was assassinated by Sawhtut's men.[6]

After Tabinshwehti's death, the kingdom he had built up in the last 15 years promptly fell apart. Instead of submitting to his chosen successor Bayinnaung, each major governor declared himself independent. Smim Htaw, who had raised a rebellion in the delta since early 1550, took over the Martaban region.[7] Though it is unclear as to what happened to Lagun Ein—Chronicles do not mention his name again—he was probably killed by Smim Htaw's men.

Notes

  1. Tāvatiṃsa Heaven in Buddhist cosmology. Ein (အိန်) is the Mon derivative of Pali Indra
    , another name of Sakra."

References

  1. ^ a b Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 222
  2. ^ Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 196
  3. ^ Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 217–220
  4. ^ a b Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 221–222
  5. ^ Harvey 1925: 158
  6. ^ Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 240–242
  7. ^ Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 252

Bibliography

  • Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.
  • Pan Hla, Nai (1968). Razadarit Ayedawbon (in Burmese) (8th printing, 2004 ed.). Yangon: Armanthit Sarpay.
  • Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
  • Sein Lwin Lay, Kahtika U (1968). Mintaya Shwe Hti and Bayinnaung: Ketumadi Taungoo Yazawin (in Burmese) (2006, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Yan Aung Sarpay.
Royal titles
Preceded by
Saw Binnya
as self-proclaimed king
 Viceroy of Martaban
1541–1550 		Succeeded by
Smim Htaw
as self-proclaimed king
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