Uzana I of Pinya ပင်းယ ဥဇနာ | |||||
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King of Pinya | |||||
Reign | c. February 1325 – 1 September 1340 | ||||
Predecessor | Thihathu | ||||
Successor | Sithu | ||||
Chief Minister | Ananda Pyissi | ||||
Born | June 1298 Tuesday, Waso 660 ME Pinle, Myinsaing Regency | ||||
Died | c. 1356/1357 (aged 58) c. 718 ME Mekkhaya, Pinya Kingdom | ||||
Consort | Atula Maha Dhamma Dewi | ||||
Issue | Sithu Min Oo Thihapate Saw Pa Oh Mway Medaw | ||||
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House | Myinsaing | ||||
Father | Kyawswa of Pagan | ||||
Mother | Mi Saw U | ||||
Religion | Theravada 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.