Lagun Ein is best remembered in Burmese history for his battles against the northern Ava Kingdom in the Forty Years' War as well as his bravery and honesty.
15 Facts About Lagun Ein
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Lagun Ein was mortally wounded and captured by the Ava navy in the first battle after he was promoted to the rank of general.
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Lagun Ein had gained the deep respect of the Ava high command, which sent his body on a raft down the Irrawaddy with full military honors.
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Lagun Ein appointed Than-Byat governor of Donwun with the title of Thamein Byat Za.
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Lagun Ein was recognized for his bravery and entrusted to command the vanguard forces of the army as well as the navy.
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Lagun Ein went on to lead the mission, successfully luring the Bassein navy to Pan-Hlaing where it was ambushed by Hanthawaddy forces.
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Lagun Ein continued that he did not flee the scene, and that his reconstituted troops were instrumental in encircling of the enemy the next day.
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Lagun Ein was the lowest ranking member of the 30-member Hanthawaddy delegation led by Byat Za to negotiate the ceasefire terms with their Ava counterparts, and to set up a meeting between the two kings.
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Byat Za tried to cover up but Lagun Ein said it was because he revealed the plan to Thado.
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Lagun Ein answered that he wanted to win justly, not through manipulation and misrepresentation, and that he was never comfortable with the plan, and could not bear to lie.
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The minister-general replied that the only way for Lagun Ein to escape the execution was for him to assassinate Minkhaung.
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Lagun Ein was to lead a team that would ambush Minkhaung along the route near the Ava camp that the Ava king was known to frequent.
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Lagun Ein led a team of 12 commandos to infiltrate the Ava camp.
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When Lagun Ein met Byat Za, he realized the situation, and both men broke down and wept.
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Lagun Ein led the vanguard fleet, and Razadarit followed him with the main flotilla.