Ma Sein of Toungoo explained

Office:Governor−General of Toungoo
Term Start: October 1375
Term End: January 1376
Predecessor:Pyanchi I
Successor:Pyanchi II
Ma Sein
Burmese:
Death Date: January 1376
Pyatho 737 ME
Death Place:Toungoo (Taungoo)
Allegiance:Hanthawaddy Kingdom
Serviceyears:? − 1376
Rank:Commander
Branch:Royal Hanthawaddy Army

Ma[1] Sein (Burmese: မစိန်, in Burmese pronounced as /maʔ sèiɴ/) was a Hanthawaddy commander who occupied Toungoo (Taungoo) for three months in 1375−76. The ethnic Mon commander was posted in Toungoo by King Binnya U of Hanthawaddy upon request of Viceroy Pyanchi I of Toungoo in order to raise a rebellion against Ava. His army was in charge of Toungoo in 1375 when Pyanchi I was assassinated near Prome (Pyay) by pro-Ava forces.[2] The commander claimed the state of Toungoo on behalf of Hanthawaddy, and resisted the subsequent siege by Pyanchi I's son Pyanchi II and son-in-law Sokkate for three months. He was put to death when the siege was broken three months later.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Per (Pan Hla 2005: 6, footnote 1 and 8, footnote 1), "Ma" is an honorific for males that means "male or lineage", and roughly equivalent to Burmese "Nga" or "Maung".
  2. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 23−24
  3. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 163−164
  4. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 335