During the reign of King Narathihapate of Pagan, Myinsaing was a mere village, whose headman was Theinkha Bo.[1] The village became a myo, a district-level town with a myoza (a royal governor), soon after King Kyawswa of Pagan came to power in 1289. The town's first governor was Theinkha Bo's eldest son Athinkhaya.[note 1] The town became the de facto capital of the rump Pagan kingdom when Athinkhya and his two brothers—Yazathingyan and Thihathu—together overthrew King Kyawswa in 1297.[4][5][6] During the Pinya period, Athinkhaya's successor Sithu was the regent of Pinya from 1340 to 1344.[7]
Certainly the mid-19th century, Myinsaing was no longer a royal governorship. It was governed by a mayor, myothugyi[8] although it apparently continued to be a fief awarded to members of the royal family. Myinsaing's last feudal lord was Prince Thado Minye Yanshein, who after the Third Anglo-Burmese War continued the fight against the British occupation forces until his death in 1886.[9]
The following is a list of feudal lords who held Myinsaing as their fief. These lords did not have the day-to-day administrative duties, which were handled by a myothugyi (mayor).
The Yazawin Thit (1798) says Athinkhaya was appointed governor by Kyawswa.[1].
The Hmannan Yazawin (1832) accepts the Yazawin Thit's correction.[3] It was now a myo, district-level town with a royal appointed governor.
^Per a stone inscription dated 19 February 1293, Athinkhaya was the ruler of Myinsaing, Yazathingyan the ruler of Mekkhaya and Thihathu, the ruler of Pinle.[10]
^The Yazawin Thit says Thettawshay, a son of Min Letwe of Sigyay, was married to a daughter of Shwe Nan Shin of Myinsaing, and the couple had a son named Maha Thinkhaya.[11] In an earlier section, the Yazawin Thit says Thettawshay of Myinsaing was a son-in-law of King Thihathu.[12] The Hmannan only says Thettawshay of Myinsaing was a son-in-law of Thihathu[13] While it is certainly possible that Thettawshay of Myinsaing was married to daughters of Thihathu and Shwe Nan Shin, a daughter of Thihathu who died in 1325 would likely have been much older than Thettawshay.
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