Uzana I of Pinya

Uzana I of Pinya
ပင်းယ ဥဇနာ
King of Pinya
Reignc. February 1325 – 1 September 1340
PredecessorThihathu
SuccessorSithu
Chief MinisterAnanda Pyissi
BornJune 1298
Tuesday, Waso 660 ME
Pinle, Myinsaing Regency
Diedc. 1356/1357 (aged 58)
c. 718 ME
Mekkhaya, Pinya Kingdom
ConsortAtula Maha Dhamma Dewi
IssueSithu Min Oo
Thihapate
Saw Pa Oh
Mway Medaw
Names
Anawrahta Maha Dipati
HouseMyinsaing
FatherKyawswa of Pagan
MotherMi Saw U
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Uzana I of Pinya (Burmese: ပင်းယ ဥဇနာ, pronounced [ʔṵzənà]; 1298 – 1356/1357) was king of Pinya from 1325 to 1340. Of Pagan royalty, Uzana inherited a disunited kingdom, which fell apart right after his predecessor Thihathu's death. Not only could he not retake the northern Sagaing Kingdom but he also had little control over his southern vassals. Even in his core power base in present-day central Myanmar (Burma), Uzana faced a serious rival in his half-brother Kyawswa. He ultimately lost the power struggle, and abdicated the throne in 1340 to a regent. He lived out his last years as a monk in Mekkhaya.