Mingyi Nyo

King Mingyi Nyo
မင်းကြီးညို
Statue of Mingyi Nyo in Taungoo
King of the Toungoo dynasty
Reign16 October 1510 – 24 November 1530
Coronation11 April 1511
PredecessorNew office
SuccessorTabinshwehti
Viceroy of Toungoo
Reignc. April 1485 – 16 October 1510
Coronation11 November 1491
PredecessorMin Sithu
SuccessorMingyi Swe
Bornc. July 1459
Wednesday, 821 ME
Ava (Inwa)?
Died24 November 1530(1530-11-24) (aged 71)
5th waxing of Nadaw 892 ME[1]
Toungoo (Taungoo)
Burial
Toungoo
ConsortSoe Min Hteik-Tin
Thiri Maha Sanda Dewi
Yadana Dewi
Maha Dewi
Yaza Dewi
IssueTabinshwehti
Atula Thiri
Regnal name
Mahāsīrijeyyasūra
(မဟာသီရိဇေယျသူရ)
HouseToungoo
FatherMaha Thinkhaya
MotherMin Hla Nyet
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Mingyi Nyo (Burmese: မင်းကြီးညို; also spelled Minkyi-nyo; pronounced [mɪ́ɰ̃dʑíɲò]; 1459–1530) was the founder of the Toungoo dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). Under his 45-year leadership (1485–1530), Toungoo (Taungoo), grew from a remote backwater vassal state of Ava Kingdom to a small but stable independent kingdom. In 1510, he declared Toungoo's independence from its nominal overlord Ava. He skillfully kept his small kingdom out of the chaotic warfare plaguing Upper Burma. Toungoo's stability continued to attract refugees from Ava fleeing the repeated raids of Ava by the Confederation of Shan States (1490s–1527). Nyo left a stable, confident kingdom that enabled his successor Tabinshwehti to contemplate taking on larger kingdoms on his way to founding the Toungoo Empire.

  1. ^ Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 182

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