| Minkhaung I ပထမ မင်းခေါင် | |
|---|---|
| King of Ava | |
| Reign | by 25 November 1400 – c. October 1421 |
| Predecessor | Tarabya |
| Successor | Thihathu |
| Chief Minister | Min Yaza |
| Governor of Pyinzi | |
| Reign | c. April 1385 – 25 November 1400 |
| Predecessor | new office |
| Successor | Nandathingyan |
| Born | 13 September 1373 Tuesday, 12th waning of Thadingyut 735 ME Gazun Neint, Ava Kingdom |
| Died | c. October 1421 (aged 48) c. Nadaw 783 ME Ava (Inwa), Ava Kingdom |
| Consort | Shin 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 |
| House | Ava |
| Father | Swa Saw Ke |
| Mother | Saw Beza |
| Religion | Theravada 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.