Thilawa of Bassein explained

Office:	Governor of Bassein
Predecessor:	Lauk Shein
Successor:	Dein Mani-Yut
Office1:	Minister
Term Start1:	?
Term End1:	1390
Monarch1:	Razadarit (?−1390)
Thilawa
Birth Date:	?
Death Date:	?
Birth Place:	Hanthawaddy Kingdom
Death Place:	Hanthawaddy Kingdom

Thilawa (my|သီလဝ, in Burmese pronounced as /θìləwa̰/) was governor of Bassein from 1390 to 1408 during the reign of King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu. Prior to the governorship, he was a minister at the royal court in Pegu (Bago). In 1390, he was appointed to be governor of Bassein by the king whose forces had just conquered the town during the First Ava–Hanthawaddy War.^[1] Thilawa held the post until the start of the Third Ava–Hanthawaddy War ^[2] when Razadarit removed him from the office, and appointed Dein Mani-Yut instead.^[3]

Bibliography

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• Book: Royal Historical Commission of Burma . Royal Historical Commission of Burma . . 1–3 . 1832 . Yangon . Burmese . 2003 . Ministry of Information, Myanmar.

Notes and References

1. Pan Hla 2005: 190
2. According to (Pan Hla 2005: 240), Thilawa was removed as governor of Bassein after victorious Hanthawaddy had arrived back from Arakan. Chronicles report slightly different dates for Hanthawaddy Pegu's takeover of Arakan. (Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 334) says Pegu forces had taken Arakan by Kason 770 ME (29 March 1408 to 23 April 1408); (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 228) gives Late Tagu 969 ME (25 February 1408 to 24 March 1408); (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 477) gives Late Kason 769 ME (25 March to 28 March 1408).
3. Pan Hla 2005: 240