Binnya Dhammaraza was king of Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1421 to 1424.
10 Facts About Binnya Dhammaraza
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Binnya Dhammaraza never had any real control beyond the capital Pegu, and was poisoned by one of his queens in 1424.
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Binnya Dhammaraza had at least three younger brothers, and at least three sisters.
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Binnya Dhammaraza's childhood coincided with the emergence of his father's kingdom as a major power in the region in the 1390s.
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Binnya Bassein and Binnya Dala bore the brunt of Ava's attacks but it was Dhammaraza that led the counterattack.
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The war did eliminate a potential claimant when Ava forces captured another son of Razadarit, Prince Binnya Dhammaraza Set of Dagon, and brought him back to Ava in 1418.
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Binnya Dhammaraza had at most given only governorships to his sons: Dhammaraza at Martaban, Ran at Syriam, and Kyan at Dala.
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Disgusted by the looting and deportation of townsfolk by Ava troops at Dala, the prince entered into secret negotiations with Binnya Dhammaraza to drive out the Ava troops.
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In exchange for Kyan's support, Binnya Dhammaraza agreed to restore Kyan to his post at Dala, and then to assign a substantial post, to be determined later.
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Binnya Dhammaraza gave the Bassein province in the west to Ran, and the Martaban province in the east to Kyan, leaving only the Pegu province to himself.