Although his reign lasted for 15 years, he was essentially a caretaker of the throne for his eventual successor and maternal half-brother, Kyawswa I.
•
Narathu's eldest brother, Uzana II succeeded the Pinya throne but lasted for only three months.
•
In 1364, King Narathu of Pinya thought he had a perfect plan to defeat his arch-rival Sagaing and the pesky Shan raiders from the north.
•
The Shan forces then crossed the river, sacked the city of Pinya, and brought Narathu to Mogaung as prisoner.
United Kingdom | Parliament of the United Kingdom | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | House of Commons of the United Kingdom | Cinema of the United Kingdom | Kingdom of Great Britain | Kingdom of Hungary | George III of the United Kingdom | Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom | Privy Council of the United Kingdom | George IV of the United Kingdom | Peerage of the United Kingdom | Kingdom of England | United Kingdom general election, 2010 | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | Isambard Kingdom Brunel | United Kingdom general election, 1997 | Kingdom of Saxony | Territorial Army (United Kingdom) | Kingdom of Naples | Kingdom of Hanover | Abolitionism in the United Kingdom | Kingdom of Scotland | William IV of the United Kingdom | Kingdom of Bavaria | United Kingdom general election, February 1974 | Kingdom of Sardinia | United Kingdom general election, 1992 | Kingdom of Bohemia |
In February 1313, following the advice of court astrologers, Thihathu moved his capital to a new city of Pinya by the Irrawaddy river, and founded the Pinya Kingdom.
Founded in 1364, the kingdom was the successor state to the petty kingdoms (Myinsaing– Pinya and Sagaing) that had ruled central Burma since the collapse of Pagan Empire in the late 13th century.
Led by Burmanized Shan kings, the kingdom occasionally clashed with the cross-river rival Pinya Kingdom for the control of central Burma but was largely kept on the defensive throughout its existence by Shan raids from the north.
The Pinya Kingdom and its cross-river rival, the Sagaing Kingdom, founded in 1315, vied for supremacy in central Myanmar during that period.
In February 1313, following the advice of court astrologers, Thihathu moved his capital to a new city of Pinya by the Irrawaddy river, and founded the Pinya Kingdom.