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Pinle

Pinle is an archaeological excavation site, located in Myittha Township, Mandalay Region, Myanmar. Pinle was a capital of the Myinsaing Kingdom from 1297 to 1313. Pinle today is a village on the edge of the walled Pyu complex which is known as Maingmaw.

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Pinle
ပင်လယ်
Pinle
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 21°18′30.83″N 96°12′37.73″E / 21.3085639°N 96.2104806°E / 21.3085639; 96.2104806
Country Myanmar
RegionMandalay
DistrictKyaukse District
TownshipMyittha Township
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

Pinle (Burmese: ပင်လယ်) is an archaeological excavation site, located in Myittha Township, Mandalay Region, Myanmar.1 Pinle was a capital of the Myinsaing Kingdom from 1297 to 1313. Pinle today is a village on the edge of the walled Pyu complex which is known as Maingmaw.2

List of rulers of Pinle

Ava period

Name Term From Term Until Relationship to predecessor(s) Overlord(s) Notes
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Thihathu 19 February 1293 7 February 1313 Appointed
Co-Regent of Pagan (1297–1310) alongside Athinkhaya and Yazathingyan
Kyawswa I of Pinya 7 February 1313 29 March 1344 Son
Nawrahta c. 29 March 1344 c. April 1349 Brother
Min Letwe c. 1349 1386 Nephew
Thray Thinkhaya 1386 late 1427 Appointed
Minye Kyawhtin early 1428 c. December 1445 Seized by force n/a Independent; Pretender to the Ava throne
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Uzana 1460/61a ? Appointed
Brother-in-law of Narapati I; Commander of the Southern Cavalry3

Toungoo period

Name Term From Term Until Relationship to predecessor(s) Overlord(s) Notes
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Konbaung period

The following is a list of feudal lords who held Pinle as their fief. These lords did not have the day-to-day administrative duties, which were handled by a myothugyi or myowun (mayor).

Name Term From Term Until Relationship to predecessor(s) Overlord(s) Notes
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Bagyidaw ? 1819 Appointed Bodawpaya Lord of the 16 fiefs and Commander of the Southern Cavalry and the Northern Cavalryb
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References

References

  1. 822 ME (1460/61)3
  2. The 16 fiefs and the two cavalry regiments include:4
  1. "More antiques excavated in Pinle Myohaung". The New Light of Myanmar. 2009-11-29.
  2. * Hudson, Bob (2004). "The Origins of Bagan: The archaeological landscape of Upper Burma to AD 1300" (Document). Sydney: The University of Sydney. p. 287.
  3. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 293
  4. Konbaung Set Vol. 2 2004: 129
Bibliography

Bibliography

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  • Maha Sithu (2012) [1798]. Myint Swe; Kyaw Win; Thein Hlaing (eds.). Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
  • Maung Maung Tin, U (2004) [1905]. Konbaung Set Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3. Yangon: Department of Universities History Research, University of Yangon.
  • Royal Historical Commission of Burma (2003) [1832]. Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3. Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.