kingdom · Mainland Southeast Asia
Myinsaing Kingdom
Origins
Athinkhaya, Yazathingyan and Thihathu, sons of a Shan chief and commanders under the last Pagan kings, built up power in the Kyaukse district from bases at Myinsaing, Mekkaya and Pinle. In 1297 they overthrew King Kyawswa of Pagan, who had accepted Mongol vassalage, and took control of the Kyaukse rice granary.
Rule and society
The brothers ruled jointly, maintaining the irrigated rice lands of Kyaukse that fed central Myanmar. In 1300 to 1301 they withstood a Yuan Mongol army at Myinsaing, which withdrew after receiving gifts, and the Mongols soon left Upper Burma altogether. They placed a puppet king, Saw Hnit, on the throne at Pagan.
Decline and legacy
Athinkhaya died in 1310 and Yazathingyan around 1312, leaving Thihathu sole ruler. In 1313 he founded a new capital at Pinya, opening the Pinya Kingdom. The Myinsaing period marks the transition from Pagan to the later Burmese kingdoms of Ava.
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- Myinsaing Kingdom paid tribute to Yuan Dynasty1303 CE – 1313 CE
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