Tho Kyaung Bwa

Tho Kyaung Bwa (Burmese: သိုကြောင်ဘွား, Burmese pronunciation: [ðò dʑàʊɴ bwá]) was sawbwa (ruler) of Onbaung from c. 1400s to c. 1420s. He became a vassal of Ava in 1404/05. In a marriage of state, he married a niece of King Minkhaung I of Ava.[1] In 1412/13, he reported to the Ava court that his Shan-speaking state had come under attack from the neighboring Shan state of Hsenwi (Theinni), backed by Ming China.[2] Minkhaung sent his son Crown Prince Minye Kyawswa to drive out the Hsenwi and Chinese forces.[3][4]

Tho Kyaung Bwa သိုကြောင်ဘွား
Sawbwa of Onbaung
Reign	by 1404 – 1420s?
Predecessor	?
Successor	Le Than Bwa?
Monarch	Minkhaung I
Born	? Onbaung?
Died	1420s? Onbaung
Spouse	niece of Minkhaung I
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

The next ruler of Onbaung mentioned in the royal chronicles is Le Than Bwa in 1425.[5][6] Chronicles do not say when exactly Tho Kyaung Bwa ceased to be the sawbwa or if and how Le Than Bwa was related to him.

References

1. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 446
2. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 8
3. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 8–10
4. Harvey 1925: 87
5. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 269
6. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 57

Bibliography

• Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.
• Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
• Maha Sithu (2012) [1798]. Kyaw Win; Thein Hlaing (eds.). Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). 1–3 (2nd ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
• Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.

Tho Kyaung Bwa Ava Kingdom  Died: 1420s?
Royal titles
Preceded by ?	Sawbwa of Onbaung by 1404 – 1420s?	Succeeded by Le Than Bwa?