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Smim Sawhtut (Burmese: သမိန်စောထွတ်, pronounced [θəmèiɰ̃ sɔ́ tʰʊʔ]; died August 1550) was a pretender to the Hanthawaddy throne, who assassinated King Tabinshwehti of Toungoo.
Myaukhpet Shinma. Myaukhpet Shinma (Burmese: မြောက်ဘက်ရှင်မ [mjaʊʔpʰɛʔ ʃɪ̀ɰ̃ma̰]; lit. ' Lady of the North ') of the 37 nats in the Burmese pantheon of nats.
Little is known about his early life or ancestry except that he was a grandson of the elder sister of Queen Pwa Saw of Pagan. [1] This means that he was a grandson of Queen Yadanabon and King Narathihapate of Pagan.
Smin Bayan (Mon: သၟိၚ် ပရာံ; Burmese: သမိန် ဗရမ်း or သမိန် ပရမ်း, [note 1] Burmese pronunciation: [θəmèiɴ bəjáɴ]; also spelled Smin Baram, Thamein Bayan, Thamein Payan) was an early 15th century commander who fought on both sides of the Forty Years' War between Hanthawaddy Pegu and Ava.
The Myinsaing Kingdom (Burmese: မြင်စိုင်းပြည် [mjɪ̀ɰ̃záɪɰ̃ kʰɪʔ]) also known as Myainsaing Regency was the regency that ruled central Burma (Myanmar) from 1297 to 1313.
The royal chronicles say nothing explicitly about his background. However, since King Minkhaung I of Ava addressed him as the "royal elder brother, royal in-law", [note 1] it can be inferred that Awa Naing was older than but of the same generation as Minkhaung (b. 1373), [1] and likely hailed from a branch of the Martaban–Hanthawaddy royal family.
Note that at least one writer, Hla Thamein, has identified Minkhaung II of Toungoo, a great-great grandson of Minkhaung I, as the basis for the spirit. [3] However, unlike Minkhaung I who died from a violent murder—he was repeatedly hacked to death by sword—Minkhaung II died of natural causes.
Tabinshwehti was born at Toungoo Palace to King Mingyi Nyo of Toungoo and his concubine Khin Oo on 16 April 1516. [2] The 56-year-old king, who had desperately wanted a son, named the baby boy Tabinshwehti—meaning "Unitary Golden Umbrella", with the golden umbrella being the symbol of Burmese kings—and made him the heir-apparent of his small kingdom.