Mingyi Nyo

King Mingyi Nyo မင်းကြီးညို
Statue of Mingyi Nyo in Taungoo
King of Toungoo
Reign	16 October 1510 – 24 November 1530
Coronation	11 April 1511
Predecessor	Narapati II (as King of Ava)
Successor	Tabinshwehti
Viceroy of Toungoo
Reign	c. April 1485 – 16 October 1510
Coronation	11 November 1491
Predecessor	Min Sithu
Successor	Mingyi Swe
Born	c. July 1459 Wednesday, 821 ME Ava (Inwa)?
Died	24 November 1530(1530-11-24) (aged 71) 5th waxing of Nadaw 892 ME[1] Toungoo (Taungoo)
Burial	Toungoo
Consort	Soe Min Hteik-Tin Thiri Maha Sanda Dewi Yadana Dewi Maha Dewi Yaza Dewi
Issue	Tabinshwehti Atula Thiri
Regnal name Mahāsīrijeyyasūra (မဟာသီရိဇေယျသူရ)
House	Toungoo
Father	Maha Thinkhaya
Mother	Min Hla Nyet
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

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Mingyi Nyo (Burmese: မင်းကြီးညို; also spelled Minkyi-nyo; pronounced [mɪ́ɰ̃dʑíɲò]; 1459–1530) was the founder of the Toungoo dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). Under his 45-year leadership (1485–1530), Toungoo (Taungoo), grew from a remote backwater vassal state of Ava Kingdom to a small but stable independent kingdom. In 1510, he declared Toungoo's independence from its nominal overlord Ava. He skillfully kept his small kingdom out of the chaotic warfare plaguing Upper Burma. Toungoo's stability continued to attract refugees from Ava fleeing the repeated raids of Ava by the Confederation of Shan States (1490s–1527). Nyo left a stable, confident kingdom that enabled his successor Tabinshwehti to contemplate taking on larger kingdoms on his way to founding the Toungoo Empire.