Pye Min

Pye ပြည်မင်း
King of Burma Prince of Pye
Reign	4 June 1661 – 13 April 1672 (&1000000000000001000000010 years, &10000000000000314000000314 days)
Coronation	7 September 1661 Wednesday, Full moon of Tawthalin 1023 ME
Predecessor	Pindale
Successor	Narawara
Consort	Khin Ma Latt
Issue
6 sons and 8 daughters including: Narawara Ne Myo Ye Kyaw of Pyinsi
House	Toungoo
Father	Thalun
Mother	Khin Myat Hset
Born	c. February 1620 Sunday born
Died	13 April 1672 (aged 52) 2nd waning of Tagu 1034 ME Ava
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Pye Min (Burmese: ပြည်မင်း, pronounced [pjé mɪ́ɴ]; 1620–1672) was the tenth king of Toungoo dynasty from 1661 to 1672. Pye Min was a son of King Thalun. During the reign of his brother Pindale, the Prince of Pyay (Prome) led the Burmese resistance against Southern Ming and Qing incursions. King Pindale, however, lost his popularity and Pye was urged to take the throne. Pye staged a coup in 1661, overthrowing Pindale and crowning himself King of Ava. Pye was determined to reduce the power of Yongli Emperor of Southern Ming at Sagaing and held a conference of Chinese officials. Yongli suspected this as an assassination trick and instead ordered his armies to clash with the Burmese. However, the Chinese were largely decimated. In 1662, the Qing armies invaded Burma and Pye Min decided to leave the last Ming Emperor to the Qing. Yongli Emperor was carried out of Burma.

There was a Mon rebellion around Martaban in 1661 and in 1662 Lan Na was invaded by the Siamese armies under King Narai who held the city temporarily. The rest of his reign were largely uneventful and Pye Min died in 1672, succeeded by his son Narawara.

References

• (in Burmese) Hmannan Yazawin. 3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar. 1829. 

Pye Min Toungoo Dynasty Born: c. February 1620 Died: 13 April 1672
Regnal titles
Preceded by Pindale	King of Burma 4 June 1661 – 13 April 1672	Succeeded by Narawara