This is a list of rulers of Myinsaing, a prominent vassal state during the Pagan, Pinya and Ava periods. During the Myinsaing Period, Athinkhaya of Myinsaing was one of the three de facto rulers—alongside his younger brothers Yazathingyan and Thihathu—of the rump Pagan Kingdom.
Background During the reign of King Narathihapate of Pagan, Myinsaing was a mere village, whose headman was Theinkha Bo. The village became a myo, a district-level town with a myoza (a royal governor), soon after King Kyawswa of Pagan came to power in 1289. The town's first governor was Theinkha Bo's eldest son Athinkhaya. The town became the de facto capital of the rump Pagan kingdom when Athinkhya and his two brothers—Yazathingyan and Thihathu—together overthrew King Kyawswa in 1297.Than Tun 1959: 119, 121–122Htin Aung 1967: 74Aung-Thwin 2017: 25–26 During the Pinya period, Athinkhaya's successor Sithu was the regent of Pinya from 1340 to 1344.Than Tun 1959: 124
Certainly the 19th century, Myinsaing was no longer a royal governorship. It was governed by a mayor, myothugyiBurma Gazetter 1925: 121 although it apparently continued to be a fief awarded to members of the royal family. Myinsaing's last feudal lord was Prince Thado Minye Yanshein, who after the Third Anglo-Burmese War continued the fight against the British occupation forces until his death in 1886.Mya Myintzu, et al 2020: 116, 120
List of rulers
Pinya and Ava periods
Name Term From Term Until Relationship to predecessor(s) Overlords Notes Athinkhaya (by February 1293) 13 April 1310 Appointed Co-Regent of Pagan (1297–1310) alongside Yazathingyan and Thihathu Yazathingyan 1310 1312/13 Brother Thihathu? Assumed the title of Athinkhaya Nge (Athinkhaya II) Sithu 1310s? Brother-in-law of Athinkhaya?, appointed Regent of Pinya (1340–1344) Thettawshay ? Appointed Kyawswa I of Pinya Son-in-law of Kyawswa I Shwe Nan Shin ? Appointed Eldest sibling of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava Thray Sithu 1426 Grandson of King Uzana I of Pinya and King Swa Saw Ke of Ava...
List of lords
The following is a list of feudal lords who held Myinsaing as their fief. These lords did not have the day-to-day administrative duties, which were handled by a myothugyi (mayor).
Konbaung period
Name Term From Term Until Relationship to predecessor(s) Overlords Notes... Bagyidaw ? 1819 Appointed Bodawpaya Lord of the 16 fiefs and Commander of the Southern Cavalry and the Northern Cavalry... Princess of Myinsaing by 1837 1846 or later Tharrawaddy Min Noted poetHla Pe 2015: 183... Thado Minye Yanshein ? 13 August 1886 Thibaw Min (to 1885) Son of King Mindon Min; died on 13 August 1886
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