Mingyi Swa of Prome

Brief

He was born Min Hsin-Mya (မင်းဆင်များ or မင်းဆင်မြား) and Tai name Manggyin Suang (မင်းၸိၼ်ႈသႂိင်) to Viceroy Thihathu of Prome and his chief queen Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi in Prome (Pyay). He was probably born 1435.Chronicles do not explicitly mention his birth date. His eldest sibling Thihathura was born on 1 May 1431. He had two elder sisters in between him and Thihathura, meaning he could have been born no earlier than 1434. Moreover, because he was appointed viceroy in early 1446, he must have been at least around 10. It is probable that he was born around 1435. He was the fourth of the couple's eight children. He had one elder brother, two elder sisters, one younger brother and three younger sisters. In April 1442, the family moved to Ava (Inwa) when Thihathu succeeded the Ava throne as Narapati I of Ava.

His stay at Ava was short. In January 1446,Standard chronicles (Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 78; Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 86) say that King Narapati made new appointments in Toungoo (Taungoo) and Prome (Pyay) following the death of Tarabya of Toungoo in 807 ME (29 March 1445 to 28 March 1446). According to the Toungoo Yazawin chronicle (Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 30–31), Tarabya died on 2 January 1446 (5th waxing of Tabodwe 807 ME). It means the appointments were made sometime between 2 January 1446 and 28 March 1446, and most probably in January 1446. Narapati I appointed his second son, then no older than 11 years of age, the viceroy of Prome, the second most important city in the kingdom. He was a loyal son throughout his father's 26-year reign. But in 1472, he tried to revolt against his elder brother King Thihathura I by getting into a league with his younger brother Thado Minsaw, governor of Tharrawaddy. But the planned rebellion never panned out and both brothers submitted to the king in February 1473.(Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 102): Tabaung 834 ME = 28 January 1473 to 26 February 1473 Thihathura forgave his brothers and appointed them to their former position. He gave no more trouble when his nephew Minkhaung II became king of Ava in 1480. In return, the new king kept Mingyi Swa at his post.

Swa died in 1482. Thado Minsaw of Tharrawaddy seized Prome, and revolted against Minkhaung II. The rebellion succeeded, and Prome became independent.

Family

Swa and his principal wife Saw Myat Lay had 11 children (four sons and seven daughters).

Ancestry

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References

1. Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 78
2. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 86
3. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 83
4. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 83–84
5. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 81
6. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 101–102
7. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 215
8. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 113–114
9. He was also married to the daughter of [[Minye Kyawhtin of Toungoo]] and Princess of Yamethin.Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 94
10. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 327