Yaza မင်းရာဇာ | |
|---|---|
| Chief Minister | |
| In office 1379/80–1421 | |
| Monarchs | Swa Saw Ke (1379/80−1400) Tarabya (1400) Minkhaung I (1400–21) |
| Minister | |
| In office 1369–1379/80 | |
| Monarch | Swa Saw Ke (1369−79/80) |
| Preceded by | Sitapyit the Elder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nga Nyo 1347/48 c. 709 ME Wun Zin, Pinya Kingdom |
| Died | 1421 (aged 73) early 783 ME Ava (Inwa), Kingdom of Ava |
| Spouse(s) | Me Chit Unnamed daughter of Pegu minister |
| Children | Sithu Pauk Hla of Yamethin Saw Ma Lay of Badon Saw Yin of Badon Governor of Yenantha |
| Profession | Government minister, writer |
| Nickname(s) | Po Yaza, Maung Okka |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Ava |
| Branch/service | Royal Burmese Army |
| Rank | Commander |
Min Yaza of Wun Zin (Burmese: ဝန်စင်း မင်းရာဇာ, pronounced [wùɴ zɪ́ɴ mɪ́ɴ jàzà]; also known as Po Yaza (ဘိုးရာဇာ, [pʰó jàzà]); 1347/48−1421) was chief minister of Ava from 1379/80 to 1421. He was the main adviser to three successive kings of Ava: Swa Saw Ke, Tarabya and Minkhaung I. Under his guidance, Ava made several attempts to restore the Pagan Empire, and methodically acquired its immediate surrounding Shan states between 1371 and 1406. By his death in 1421, he had advised his kings almost for the entire duration of the Forty Years' War (1385–1424) between Ava and Pegu.
The influential court treatise Zabu Kun-Cha, which includes Machiavellian political principles, and mentions several archaeologically known Pyu settlements unmentioned in other prior Burmese chronicles, is attributed to Min Yaza.