This is a list of rulers of Myinsaing, a prominent vassal state during the Pagan, Pinya and Ava periods. During the Myinsaing Period, Athinkhaya of Myinsaing was one of the three de facto rulers—alongside his younger brothers Yazathingyan and Thihathu—of the rump Pagan Kingdom.
During the reign of King Narathihapate of Pagan, Myinsaing was a mere village, whose headman was Theinkha Bo. The village became a myo, a district-level town with a myoza (a royal governor), soon after King Kyawswa of Pagan came to power in 1289. The town's first governor was Theinkha Bo's eldest son Athinkhaya. The town became the de facto capital of the rump Pagan kingdom when Athinkhya and his two brothers—Yazathingyan and Thihathu—together overthrew King Kyawswa in 1297.[1] [2] [3] During the Pinya period, Athinkhaya's successor Sithu was the regent of Pinya from 1340 to 1344.[4]
Certainly the 19th century, Myinsaing was no longer a royal governorship. It was governed by a mayor, myothugyi[5] although it apparently continued to be a fief awarded to members of the royal family. Myinsaing's last feudal lord was Prince Thado Minye Yanshein, who after the Third Anglo-Burmese War continued the fight against the British occupation forces until his death in 1886.[6]
| Name | Term From | Term Until | Relationship to predecessor(s) | Overlords | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athinkhaya | (by February 1293) | 13 April 1310 | Appointed | Co-Regent of Pagan (1297–1310) alongside Yazathingyan and Thihathu | |
| Yazathingyan | 1310 | 1312/13 | Brother | Thihathu? | As Athinkhaya Nge (Athinkhaya II) |
| Sithu | 1310s? | 1344 | Brother-in-law of Athinkhaya?, appointed | Regent of Pinya (1340–1344) | |
| Shwe Nan Shin | 1344 | ? | Appointed | Eldest sibling of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava | |
| Thettawshay | 1386? | Appointed | Son-in-law | Husband of Shwe Nan Shin's daughter | |
| Thray Sithu | 1386 | 1426 | Grandson of King Uzana I of Pinya and King Swa Saw Ke of Ava | ||
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The following is a list of feudal lords who held Myinsaing as their fief. These lords did not have the day-to-day administrative duties, which were handled by a myothugyi (mayor).
| Name | Term From | Term Until | Relationship to predecessor(s) | Overlords | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Princess of Myinsaing | by 1837 | 1846 or later | Tharrawaddy Min | Noted poet[7] | ||
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| Thado Minye Yanshein | ? | 13 August 1886 | Thibaw Min (to 1885) | Son of King Mindon Min; died on 13 August 1886 |
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