Min Sithu of Toungoo

Min Sithu (Burmese: မင်းစည်သူ, pronounced [mɪ́ɴ sìθù]; also Sithu Nge; died 1485) was Viceroy of Toungoo from 1481 to 1485.

Min Sithu
မင်းစည်သူ
Viceroy of Toungoo
Reign1481 – 1485
PredecessorSithu Kyawhtin of Toungoo
SuccessorMingyi Nyo
Bornc. 1430s
Ava (Inwa)?
Diedc. April 1485
Toungoo (Taungoo)
Burial
Toungoo
SpouseMin Hla Myat
IssueSoe Min Hteik-Tin (daughter)
Uzana (son)
Min Hla (son)
HouseToungoo
FatherSithu Kyawhtin[1]
MotherMin Hla Htut[1]
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

He inherited the viceroyship after his father Sithu Kyawhtin of Toungoo was killed in battle in 1481. He was killed by his nephew Mingyi Nyo. The viceroy had repeatedly refused the nephew's requests to marry his daughter Soe Min (Mingyi Nyo's first cousin). He was a grandson of Crown Prince Minye Kyawswa of Ava.[1]

References

  1. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 171–173

Bibliography

  • Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
Min Sithu of Toungoo
Born: c. 1430s Died: c. April 1485
Royal titles
Preceded by
Sithu Kyawhtin
Viceroy of Toungoo
1481 – 1485
Succeeded by
Mingyi Nyo
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