Narathu of Pinya

For other uses, see Narathu (disambiguation).

Narathu of Pinya နရသူ (ပင်းယ)
King of Pinya
Reign	1359 – June 1364
Predecessor	Kyawswa II
Successor	Uzana II
Consort	Saw Omma
House	Myinsaing
Father	Kyawswa I
Born	1333 695 ME (Monday born)[1] Pinya
Died	1364?  ?
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Narathu of Pinya (Burmese: နရသူ (ပင်းယ), pronounced [nəɹəθù]; 1333–1364?) was the penultimate king of Pinya Kingdom from 1359 to 1364.^[2] Narathu, the third son of King Kyawswa I, succeeded his brother King Kyawswa II in 1359 just as Shan raids from the north began to intensify. His Pinya and cross river rival Sagaing Kingdom came under repeated raids by the Shans.

In 1364, Narathu thought he had a plan to defeat his arch-rival Sagaing and the pesky Shan raiders from the north. He made an alliance with Saopha of Mogaung to jointly attack Sagaing. However, when the Mogaung forces attacked Sagaing, Pinya armies simply watched from the other side. Unfortunately for Narathu, his plan backfired. Mogaung armies sacked Sagaing without Pinya's help, and turned their aggression to Pinya for his betrayal. The Shan forces then crossed the river, and sacked the city of Pinya.^[3] Narathu was captured, and brought back to Mogaung as prisoner. He is known in Burmese history as Maw-Pa Min (မောပါမင်း, [mɔ́ pà mɪ́ɴ]; lit. "the King who was brought to Maw (Shan) land").

The Shans did not occupy central Burma but left Pinya and Sagaing after their raids, leaving in their wake a central Burma in tatters. Narathu's eldest brother, Uzana II succeeded the Pinya throne but lasted for only three months. The House of Myinsaing was finished after 66 years.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Ava Kings" (in Burmese). Hmannan Yazawin. 1 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar. 1829. p. 385. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur P. Phayre (1883). History of Burma (1967 ed.). London: Susil Gupta. p. 60. 
3. ^ Maung Htin Aung (1967). A History of Burma. New York and London: Cambridge University Press. p. 78. 

Narathu of Pinya Myinsaing Dynasty Born: 1333 Died: 1364?
Regnal titles
Preceded by Kyawswa II	King of Pinya 1359–1364	Succeeded by Uzana II