kingdom · Mainland Southeast Asia
Pinya Kingdom
Origins
Thihathu, the last surviving of the three Myinsaing brothers, founded a new capital at Pinya near the Kyaukse rice lands in 1313 and proclaimed himself heir to the Pagan kings. His son Saw Yun soon broke away and set up a rival court at Sagaing in 1315.
Rule and society
Pinya ruled the Kyaukse granary and parts of central Myanmar, but its kings struggled with rebellious vassals, the breakaway Sagaing Kingdom and Shan raids from the north. Royal patronage of Buddhism continued, and the court maintained Pagan-era titles and administration on a smaller scale. Uzana I and Kyawswa I were among its kings.
Decline and legacy
In 1364 Shan forces from Mong Mao sacked both Pinya and Sagaing. Thado Minbya, a prince of the Sagaing line linked to the Pinya house, reunited the region and in 1365 founded the Ava Kingdom at a new capital nearby, which absorbed Pinya.
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- Sagaing Kingdom split from Pinya Kingdom1315 CE
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