Pindale Min

Pindale ပင်းတလဲ
King of Burma Prince of Pindale
Reign	19 October 1648 – 4 June 1661 (&1000000000000001200000012 years, &10000000000000228000000228 days)
Predecessor	Thalun
Successor	Pye
Consort	Atula Sanda Dewi
Issue
Thiri Hpone Htut Minye Theikhathu
Full name
Birth name: Thakin Kyaw Minye Nandameit
House	Toungoo
Father	Thalun
Mother	Khin Myo Sit
Born	c. April 1608 970 ME (Sunday born)
Died	4 June 1661 (aged 53) 7th waxing of Nayon 1023 ME Ava
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Pindale Min (Burmese: ပင်းတလဲမင်း, pronounced [pɪ́ɴtəlɛ́ mɪ́ɴ]; 1608–1661) was the ninth king of the Toungoo dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). Prince of Pindale ascended to Burmese throne after his father King Thalun died in 1648. Pindale's ineffectual reign was the beginning of the gradual decline of Toungoo dynasty over the next century.

The Yongli Emperor of Southern Ming established himself at Kunming in Yunnan and extracting tributaries from Chiang Hung. The Burmese armies under his brother Pye the King of Prome were sent north to claim Chiang Hung but failed. Then there were omens and rumors that there would be two kings in Burma. Yongli was eventually driven out of Yunnan and fled to Bhamo, requesting Burmese alliance. Pindale granted the residence to the Ming Emperor at Sagaing along with his officials.

The Qing, however, promptly amassed the troops into Burma to capture the last Ming prince. The Kingdom of Ava was largely plundered and Ava was laid siege but failed due to the defense of the Bayingyi – the Portuguese gunners. The Qing invasions had burnt the Burmese farms in Ava and resulted in famine and Pindale lost his popularity. His brother Pye then staged a coup and took the throne, drowning Pindale, his chief queen, son and grandson in the river to death.

References

• (in Burmese) Hmannan Yazawin. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar. 1829. 
• Phayre, Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur P. (1883). History of Burma (1967 ed.). London: Susil Gupta. 

Pindale Min Toungoo Dynasty Born: c. April 1608 Died: 4 June 1661
Regnal titles
Preceded by Thalun	King of Burma 19 October 1648 – 4 June 1661	Succeeded by Pye
Royal titles
Preceded by Minyekyawswa	Heir to the Burmese Throne 18 August 1647–19 October 1648	Succeeded by Narawara