Nyaungyan Min is referred to as the founder of the restored Toungoo dynasty or Nyaungyan dynasty for starting the reunification process following the collapse of the First Toungoo Empire.
27 Facts About Nyaungyan Min
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Nyaungyan Min rebuilt the economy of Upper Burma, and established several social, financial and military standards, many of which would be retained to the end of the Toungoo dynasty in 1752.
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Nyaungyan Min's efforts paved the way for his eldest son and successor Anaukpetlun to restore major portions of the Toungoo Empire in the next two decades.
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Nyaungyan Min was one of the 91 children born to minor queens, who were ranked below the six children by the three senior queens.
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Nyaungyan Min indirectly benefited from Pegu's troubles in the next decade and a half that saw Pegu's power gradually retrench from its vassal states.
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Nyaungyan Min quietly ruled a small region which fell within the jurisdiction of his half-uncle Thado Minsaw, Viceroy of Ava.
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Nyaungyan Min remained a loyal vassal during the Siamese rebellion although it is unclear how much he, a second-tier governor, could have contributed to the war effort.
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Nanda's policy of devolution created a power vacuum in the upcountry which ambitious governors like Nyaungyan Min now maneuvered to fill.
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The opportunity for Nyaungyan Min to come to the forefront came in 1596 when Thado Dhamma Yaza III, the self-proclaimed king of Prome, invaded central Burma.
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Nyaungyan Min agreed to follow the order as he could not let anyone else take over central Burma.
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The chronicles say only that Nyaungyan Min ignored the king's order but do not mention his formal declaration of independence during Nanda's reign.
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Nyaungyan Min rushed to consolidate his base before the next dry season.
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Nyaungyan Min's consolidation drive was watched with alarm not only by Prome but by Toungoo.
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Nyaungyan Min spent the next year further consolidating northern regions of Upper Burma.
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Nyaungyan Min quietly planned extending his rule to the Shan states surrounding Upper Burma.
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Nyaungyan Min appointed his three sons by the chief queen appanages: The eldest son Thakin Lat was given Dabayin in fief with the title Thado Minkhaung Kyaw; his middle son Thakin Gyi was given Talote in fief with the title of Minye Theinkhathu; the youngest son Thakin Phyu was granted Sagu with the title of Minye Uzana.
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Toungoo forces fiercely defended the town but Nyaungyan Min's army prevailed in the end.
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Nyaungyan Min spent the rest of his reign reacquiring the cis-Salween Shan States.
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Concerned that Mone, located immediately north of Lan Na, could be next, Nyaungyan Min prepared to get there first.
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Nyaungyan Min did not expect Mone, a major state with a sizable force, to be a pushover.
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Nyaungyan Min was greatly relieved when Anaukpetlun was able to score a quick decisive victory, and captured the rebel saopha and his family.
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Nyaungyan Min had already planned to attack Prome and Toungoo next, as part of his grand plan to restore his father's empire.
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Nyaungyan Min's death was announced two days later at Ava.
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Nyaungyan Min reaffirmed the people into their traditional units of attachment and non-attachment: ahmudan ; paya kyun ; ordinary kyun ; and those not attached to anyone.
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Nyaungyan Min repaired and rebuilt irrigation works to rebuild the war-torn economy, and standardized taxation levels.
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Nyaungyan Min had a total of 14 sons and 9 daughters.
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Nyaungyan Min had 9 junior queens who bore him children:.