Minkhaung II increasingly came to rely on Mingyi Nyo, the Viceroy of Toungoo, for military assistance.
12 Facts About Minkhaung II
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Minkhaung II made his eldest son Thihathura II joint-king and co-ruled the kingdom for 15 years.
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Minkhaung II was the eldest son of King Thihathura of Ava who made him crown prince during his reign, and was given Dabayin region in fief.
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King Thihathura died in 1480, and Minkhaung II ascended the throne with the regnal name of Thirithuddhamma Yaza.
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Sithu Kyawhtin died in battle, and Minkhaung II called off the attack after a two-month-long siege.
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Minkhaung II appointed Sithu Kyawhtin's son Min Sithu as the new governor of Toungoo.
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Minkhaung II, still focused on Yamethin, could not do much with the other revolts.
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In 1485, Mingyi Nyo assassinated his uncle Min Sithu, whom Minkhaung II appointed as governor of Toungoo only five years earlier.
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Minkhaung II was not in a position to punish Nyo and accepted Nyo's submission.
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In 1492, after the death of King Dhammazedi of Hanthawaddy, Nyo without Minkhaung II's permission, sent a probing raid into Hanthawaddy territory.
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At his accession to the throne, Minkhaung II made his seven-year-old eldest son the heir-apparent.
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In 1485, Minkhaung II made the 12-year-old prince was made joint-king with the title of Maha Thihathura.