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Thihathu
Thihathu (died 1325) was the youngest of three Shan-Burmese brothers who repelled the Mongols and took power in central Burma after the fall of Pagan. In 1313 he founded a new capital at Pinya and proclaimed himself heir to the Pagan kings. His son Saw Yun broke away to set up a rival court at Sagaing in 1315.
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