Minkhaung I

Minkhaung I
ပထမ မင်းခေါင်
King of Ava
Reignby 25 November 1400 – c. October 1421
PredecessorTarabya
SuccessorThihathu
Chief MinisterMin Yaza
Governor of Pyinzi
Reignc. April 1385 – 25 November 1400
Predecessornew office
SuccessorNandathingyan
Born13 September 1373
Tuesday, 12th waning of Thadingyut 735 ME
Gazun Neint, Ava Kingdom
Diedc. October 1421 (aged 48)
c. Nadaw 783 ME
Ava (Inwa), Ava Kingdom
ConsortShin Saw
Saw Khway
Min Pyan
Shin Mi-Nauk
Shin Bo-Me
Issue
among others...
Minye Kyawswa
Saw Pyei Chantha
Thihathu
Minye Kyawhtin
Saw Nant-Tha
HouseAva
FatherSwa Saw Ke
MotherSaw Beza
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Minkhaung I of Ava (Burmese: ပထမ မင်းခေါင် [pətʰəma̰ mɪ́ɰ̃ɡàʊɰ̃]; also spelled Mingaung; 1373–1421) was king of Ava from 1400 to 1421. He is best remembered in Burmese history for his epic struggles against King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu in the Forty Years' War (1385–1424). As king, Minkhaung continued his father Swa Saw Ke's policy to restore the Pagan Empire. Under the military leadership of his eldest son Minye Kyawswa, Ava nearly succeeded. While he ultimately failed to conquer Hanthawaddy and Launggyet Arakan, he was able to bring in most of cis-Salween Shan states to the Ava orbit.