Binnya Law Explained

Birthname:	Binnya Law
Office:	Senior Minister of Hanthawaddy Kingdom
Term Start:	1526
Term End:	1538
Death Date:	1538
Death Place:	Pegu (Bago)

Binnya Law (Burmese: ဗညားလော, in Burmese pronounced as /bəɲá lɔ́/; died 1538) was a senior minister at the court of King Takayutpi of Hanthawaddy. He and Binnya Kyan, another senior minister, organized and led the coastal kingdom's defenses, which successfully repulsed the upstart Toungoo's three dry season raids between 1534 and 1538. They both were childhood tutors of the young king, and were absolutely devoted to him. Nonetheless, both ministers were executed in 1538 by the young king who believed in Toungoo's misinformation that the ministers were Toungoo moles. After their death, the king found himself helpless. When Toungoo forces came once again in late 1538, he decided to flee rather than fight.^{[1] [2]}

Bibliography

• Book: Htin Aung, Maung . Htin Aung . A History of Burma . Cambridge University Press . New York and London . 1967.
• Book: Sein Lwin Lay, Kahtika U . Mintaya Shwe Hti and Bayinnaung: Ketumadi Taungoo Yazawin . Burmese . Yangon . Yan Aung Sarpay . 1968 . 2006, 2nd printing.

Notes and References

1. Htin Aung 1967: 107–108
2. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 152–156