Kayin Ba ကရင်ဘ | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Toungoo | |
| In office 1325–1342 | |
| Monarchs | Uzana I of Pinya (1325–40) Sithu of Pinya (1340–42) |
| Preceded by | Saw Hnit |
| Succeeded by | Letya Sekkya |
| Mayor of Toungoo | |
| In office c. 1300s?–1325 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. February 1253 Sunday, c. late 614 ME East Paunglaung Pagan Empire |
| Died | c. May 1342 (aged 89) c. early 704 ME Toungoo (Taungoo) Pinya Kingdom |
| Children | one daughter (adopted) |
Kayin Ba (Burmese: ကရင်ဘ, pronounced [kəjɪ̀ɴ ba̰]; 1253–1342) was governor of Toungoo (Taungoo) from 1325 to 1342. Prior to his governorship, the commoner had served all the rulers of the frontier state since its creation in 1279, eventually rising to mayor of Toungoo by the 1310s. Taking advantage of the rivalry between King Uzana I and Crown Prince Kyawswa I at Toungoo's overlord Pinya, he seized the governorship in 1325 by assassinating Gov. Saw Hnit. While he remained a nominal vassal of Pinya, Ba ruled the region like a sovereign ruler for the next 17 years, transforming the hitherto minor vassal state into a regional power.