Minye Kyawswa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Minye Kyawswa

Crown Prince of AVa

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Inwa, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Date of Death: 24-Mar-1417

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Myanmar

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Minye Kyawswa

  • Minye Kyawswa (Burmese: ??????????????, pronounced [m?´?j?´ t??`zwà]; also Minyekyawswa and Minrekyawswa; c.
  • January 1391 – 13 March 1415) was crown prince of Ava from 1406 to 1415, and commander-in-chief of Ava's military from 1410 to 1415.
  • He is best remembered in Burmese history as the courageous general who waged the fiercest battles of the Forty Years' War (1385–1424) against King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu. The prince was his father King Minkhaung I's best and most trusted general.
  • Between 1406 and 1415, the father and son team waged war on all of Ava's neighbors, and nearly succeeded in reassembling the Pagan Empire under Ava's leadership.
  • On the cusp of final victory, he was wounded in a battle near Twante–Dala, and captured in March 1415.
  • The crown prince of Ava refused treatment, and died shortly after.
  • He was 24. Minkhaung and Minye Kyawswa's struggles against Razadarit are retold as classic stories of legend in Burmese popular culture.
  • Minye Kyawswa's name is still invoked alongside the names of greatest warrior kings of Burmese history.
  • He has also entered the pantheon of Burmese nats (spirits) as Maung Minbyu as well as Min Kyawzwa in some versions.

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