Narathu of Pinya

Narathu of Pinya
မောပါ နရသူ
King of Pinya
Reign19 March 1359 – May 1364
Coronation7 June 1360
PredecessorKyawswa II
SuccessorUzana II
Bornc. February 1333
Monday, c. Tabodwe 694 ME
Pinle
Died1364?
Mong Mao?
ConsortSaw Omma
Shin Saw Gyi
Nan Ma Me
Saw Lat
HouseMyinsaing
FatherKyawswa I
MotherAtula Sanda Dewi
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Narathu of Pinya (Burmese: မောပါ နရသူ, pronounced [mɔ́ nəɹəθù]; also known as Thihathura; c. 1333–1364?) was king of Pinya from 1359 to 1364. He controlled only around the capital region, and unsuccessfully tried to stop the Mong Mao (Maw) Shan raids of Central Myanmar (Burma) that began in 1359. He reversed his predecessor Kyawswa II's policy of alliance with Sagaing, and later entered into an alliance with Mong Mao as a junior partner to dismember Sagaing. But the policy backfired when Mong Mao forces proceeded to sack Pinya in May 1364. He was brought back to the Shan country, and is remembered as Maw-Pa Min (မောပါမင်း, "the King who was brought to the Maw land").