Kyawswa II of Pinya

Kyawswa II of Pinya
ကျော်စွာငယ်
Kyawswa II of Pinya ; ကျော်စွာငယ်
King of Pinya
Reign	1350–1359
Predecessor	Kyawswa I
Successor	Narathu
Consort	Saw Omma
House	Myinsaing
Father	Kyawswa I
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

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Kyawswa II of Pinya or Kyawswange (Burmese: ကျော်စွာငယ်, pronounced [tɕɔ̀zwà ŋɛ̀]; 1328–1359) was the fourth king of Pinya Kingdom from 1350 to 1359.^[2] He died in 1359, right at the beginning of major fresh Shan raids into Upper Burma (1359–1368) that would topple both Pinya Kingdom and Sagaing Kingdom by 1364.^[3]

Lord of Four White Elephants

Kyawswa claimed the title Laysishin (meaning Lord of Four White Elephants) because he possessed four white elephants during his reign. White elephants were believed to represent the royal authority. His grandfather, Thihathu, was also known as Tasishin (Lord of White Elephant), and his father Kyawswa I was known as Ngarsishin (Lord of Five White Elephants).

References

^ "Ava Kings". Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar. 1829. p. 385.
^ Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur P. Phayre (1883). History of Burma (1967 ed.). London: Susil Gupta. p. 60.
^ Victor B Lieberman (2003). Strange Parallels: Southeast Asia in Global Context, c. 800–1830, volume 1, Integration on the Mainland. Cambridge University Press. pp. 119–121. ISBN 978-0-521-80496-7.

Regnal titles
Kyawswa II of Pinya Myinsaing Dynasty Born: 1328 Died: 1359
Preceded by Kyawswa I	King of Pinya 1350–1359	Succeeded by Narathu
Royal titles
Preceded by Kyawswa I	Heir to the Pinya Throne 1343–1350	Succeeded by Narathu

[Hmn1-1] "Ava Kings". Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar. 1829. p. 385.

[app-2] Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur P. Phayre (1883). History of Burma (1967 ed.). London: Susil Gupta. p. 60.

[vbl-3] Victor B Lieberman (2003). Strange Parallels: Southeast Asia in Global Context, c. 800–1830, volume 1, Integration on the Mainland. Cambridge University Press. pp. 119–121. ISBN 978-0-521-80496-7.

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