Narapati III's ascension to the Ava throne was actively opposed by the Shan state of Mohnyin.
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By the mid-1490s, the Shan states of Mohnyin, Mogaung, Momeik and Kale (Kalay) had also broken away, and begun raiding northern Ava territories.
Still in 1370, the Maw Shan State of Mohnyin, a leading Shan State, was fighting against another Shan state Kale of upper Chindwin region.