Kingdom of Pinya

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Was the kingdom that ruled Central Myanmar (Burma) from 1313 to 1365. It was the successor state of Myinsaing, the polity that controlled much of Upper Burma between 1297 and 1313.

Establishment

February 1313: The Kingdom of Pinya was the successor state of Myinsaing.

Chronology

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1. Events

May 1315: The northern province of Sagaing led by Thihathu's eldest son Saw Yun successfully fought for autonomy in 1315−17.

January 1326: The Kingdom of Pinya formally split into two right after Thihathu's death in 1325. Saw Yun (r. 1315-27) now controlled the northern country to Tagaung.

January 1326: Uzana I (r. 1325-40) became king of the southern country to Prome and Toungoo.

January 1345: Kyawswa I became the undisputed ruler of Pinya in 1344.

January 1351: Despites the opposition of the Yuan dynasty, Mong Mao conquered several surrounding states.

January 1359: Gov. Theingaba of Toungoo outright revolted during the Maw Shan raid of 1358-59.

January 1360: In 1359, the Yawnghwe state was founded with the ritual name Kambosarattha. This territory was located in present-day Myanmar.

February 1364: After the Maw troops sacked both Sagaing and Pinya in succession in 1364, Thihathu's great grandson Thado Minbya of Sagaing seized both devastated capitals in 1364, and founded the Ava Kingdom in 1365.