Myinsaing Kingdom

Myinsaing Kingdom
မြင်စိုင်းခေ တ်
1297–1313
Myinsaing realm c. 1310
Myinsaing realm c. 1310
StatusRegency
CapitalMyinsaing, Mekkhaya, Pinle
Common languagesBurmese, Shan, Mon
Religion
Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, animism
GovernmentMonarchy
• 1297–1310
Athinkhaya, Yazathingyan, Thihathu
• 1310–1312/13
Yazathingyan, Thihathu
• 1313
Thihathu
Historical eraWarring states
1277–87
17 December 1297
8 May 1299
1300–01
• Mongol evacuation
4 April 1303
• Thihathu's proclamation as king
20 October 1309
7 February 1313
15 May 1315
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Pagan Kingdom
Pinya Kingdom

The Myinsaing Kingdom (Burmese: မြင်စိုင်းခေတ် [mjɪ̀ɰ̃záɪɰ̃ kʰɪʔ]) was the kingdom that ruled central Burma (Myanmar) from 1297 to 1313. It was founded by three brothers—Athinkhaya, Yazathingyan and Thihathu from Myinsaing[1] and was one of many small kingdoms that emerged following the collapse of the Pagan Empire in 1287. Myinsaing successfully fended off the second Mongol invasion in 1300–1301, and went on to unify central Burma from Tagaung in the north to Prome (Pyay) in the south. The brothers' co-rule ended between 1310 and 1313, with the death of the two elder brothers Athinkhaya and Yazathingyan. In 1315, the central Burmese state split into two rival states of Pinya and Sagaing. Central Burma would not be reunified until the rise of Ava five decades later.

  1. ^ Coedès 1968: 209

Developed by StudentB