1. Minye Kyawswa is best remembered in Burmese history as the courageous general who waged the fiercest battles of the Forty Years' War against King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu.
29 Facts About Minye Kyawswa
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Minye Kyawswa's name is still invoked alongside the names of greatest warrior kings of Burmese history.
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Minye Kyawswa has entered the pantheon of Burmese nats as Maung Minbyu as well as Min Kyawzwa in some versions.
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Minye Kyawswa's father was a son of then King Swa Saw Ke of Ava while his mother was a daughter of Sawbwa Tho Ngan Bwa of Mohnyin.
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Razadarit had Anawrahta executed, and took Anawrahta's wife and Minye Kyawswa's sister, Saw Pyei Chantha, as his queen.
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Minye Kyawswa's responsibility had been to guard Ava while his father campaigned in the south.
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Minye Kyawswa was now totally obsessed with taking on Razadarit, who had taken both his sister and mother.
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Between 1410 and 1415, Minye Kyawswa would bring war to all of Ava's enemies with increased vigor.
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Minye Kyawswa nearly succeeded in defeating Pegu, and Ava would not see a similar degree of military success again.
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Minye Kyawswa appointed Letya as governor of Launggyet in North Arakan and Sokkate as governor of Sandoway in South Arakan, and returned to Ava.
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Minye Kyawswa's mission was to defend the nearer Shan states which Ava had annexed early in Minkhaung's reign.
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Minye Kyawswa's army intercepted the Hsenwi army near Wetwin, and defeated the intruders.
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Minye Kyawswa moved four regiments of the army near the Sinkhan forest outside the city.
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Minye Kyawswa immediately sailed down from Ava to Prome with about 5000 to 6000 troops.
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Minye Kyawswa's father had already left for Prome with an army consisted of seven regiments.
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When Minye Kyawswa arrived, the father and son tried to break the Hanthawaddy lines.
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Minye Kyawswa's army was driven back outside Dala by three Hanthawaddy regiments led by three sons of Razadarit.
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Minye Kyawswa now decided to wait out the rainy season from Prome where he took over as the acting viceroy-general.
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Minye Kyawswa's forces defeated Maw forces at Myedu, and chased the enemy to the Chinese border.
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Minye Kyawswa immediately sent an army to retake Khebaung, and sent another army to attack Toungoo.
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Minye Kyawswa made a 17-day return trip to Ava, bringing with him captured Hanthawaddy commanders, including Smin Bayan.
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Minye Kyawswa wrote to Minkhaung that Razadarit had not returned to Pegu, and that the time to attack was now.
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Minye Kyawswa pulled back from his siege of Syriam to meet the enemy forces.
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Minye Kyawswa broke through several enemy lines but was surrounded.
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Minye Kyawswa married Minye Kyawswa's widow Saw Min Hla to Thihathu.
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Minye Kyawswa was deeply respected by both sides for his courage.
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Minye Kyawswa's name is still invoked alongside the names of greatest warrior kings of Burmese history.
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Minye Kyawswa then entered the pantheon of Burmese nats as Maung Minbyu, his birth name.
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Minye Kyawswa was married to Saw Min Hla, who gave birth to four children.