The Pinya Kingdom and its cross-river rival, the Sagaing Kingdom, founded in 1315, vied for supremacy in central Myanmar during that period.
Sawyun had been upset with the king's decision to appoint an adopted son Uzana I as crown prince over his own son.
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But neither side could gain upper hand as they were more concerned about Shan raids from the north.
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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.
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Thihathu of Myinsaing consolidated his control of central Burma in April 1310, and moved his capital to Pinya in February 1313.
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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.