Taninganway Min Explained

Type:monarch
Taninganway
Burmese: တနင်္ဂနွေမင်း
Reign:22 August 1714 – 14 November 1733
Coronation:22 August 1714
Succession:King of Burma
Predecessor:Sanay
Successor:Maha Dhamma Yaza Dipadi
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse:Chakpa Makhao Ngambi (of Ningthouja dynasty), Thiri Maha Mingala Dewi[1]
Thiri Sanda Dewi
Dhamma Dewi
Issue:Maha Dhamma Yaza Dipadi
Full Name:Thiri Parawa Maha Dhamma Yaza Dipadi
House:Toungoo
Father:Sanay
Mother:Maha Dewi[2]
Birth Date: June 1689
Sunday, 1051 ME
Birth Place:Ava (Inwa)
Death Date:14 November 1733 (aged 44)
Saturday, 9th waxing of Nadaw 1095 ME[3]
Death Place:Ava (Inwa)
Date Of Burial:15 November 1733[4]
Place Of Burial:Inwa Palace
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Taninganway Min (Burmese: တနင်္ဂနွေမင်း, in Burmese pronounced as /tənɪ́ɰ̃ɡənwè mɪ́ɰ̃/; ; c. 1689 – 14 November 1733) was king of the Toungoo dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1714 to 1733. The long and slow descent of the dynasty finally came to the forefront during his reign in the form of internal and external instabilities. He faced a rebellion by his uncle Governor of Pagan at his accession.[1] In the northwest, the Manipuri horsemen raided Burmese territory in early 1724. The retaliatory expedition to Manipur in November 1724 failed. In the east, southern Lan Na (Chiang Mai), under Burmese rule since 1558, successfully revolted in 1727.[5] Taninganway tried to recapture the breakaway region twice but both tries failed.[6] By 1732, southern Lan Na was independent although a strong Burmese garrison in Chiang Saen in northern Lan Na confined the rebellion to the Ping valley around Chiang Mai.[7]

In 1724, U Kala completed Maha Yazawin (the Great Chronicle), the first comprehensive national chronicle of Burmese history based on earlier sources.[5]

Early life

He was born to the heir apparent Prince Sanay and his chief queen Maha Dewi in 1689. He was made heir apparent on 1 November 1711 (Sunday, 8th waning of Tazaungmon 1073 ME).[8]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 357
  2. Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 353
  3. (Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 365–366): Saturday, 9th waxing of Nadaw 1095 ME =
  4. (Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 366): the king was cremated the next day after his death: 7th waxing of Natdaw 1095 ME = 13 December 1733
  5. Harvey 1925: 207–208
  6. Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 363
  7. Lieberman 2003: 285–286
  8. Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 349