Thado Hsinhtein of Tagaung

Thado Hsinhtein
သတိုးဆင်ထိန်း
Athinkhaya of Tagaung
Governor of Sagaing
Reign c. 1340 – 1351/52
Viceroy of Tagaung
Reign c. 1340 – 1351
Predecessor Thado Hsinlauk
Successor Thado Minbya
Born c. 1320
Tagaung
Died c. 1351
Sagaing
Spouse Soe Min Kodawgyi (1335/36−51)
Issue Thado Minbya
Shin Saw Gyi
Saw Omma
Father Thado Hsinlauk[1]
Religion Theravada Buddhism
For other people named Athinkhaya, see Athinkhaya (disambiguation).

Thado Hsinhtein (Burmese: သတိုးဆင်ထိန်း, pronounced: [ðədó sʰɪ̀ɴ tʰéɪɴ]; also known as Athinkhaya of Tagaung) was governor of Sagaing, and the father of King Thado Minbya of Ava.[2] The chronicles do not specify his exact lineage except that he was of Tagaung royalty.[2] But according to G.E. Harvey, a British colonial period historian, he was more probably an ethnic Shan noble of Tagaung, who claimed descent from the ancient Tagaung royalty.[3] The Zatadawbon Yazawin chronicle lists him as the 14th ruler of Tagaung.[1]

Moreover, the chronicles do not say that he was governor of Sagaing. It was per an inscription dedicated by his daughter Queen Shin Saw Gyi and her husband King Swa Saw Ke of Ava on 26 June 1398. The inscription refers to him as Athincha (Athinkhaya), governor of Sagaing.[note 1] Since Sagaing was the capital of Sagaing Kingdom, his "governorship" of Sagaing may have been a mere mayoralty. It may have been a titular office created to suit his status as the husband of Princess Soe Min Kodawgyi, the daughter of the founder of the kingdom.

Notes

  1. Given as Athincha in Old Burmese in (Taw, Forchhammer 1899: 164), which in modern Burmese is Athinkhaya.

References

  1. 1 2 Zata 1960: 35
  2. 1 2 Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 392
  3. Harvey 1925: 80

Bibliography

Thado Hsinhtein of Tagaung
Born: c. 1320 Died: c. 1351
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Governor of Sagaing
c. 1340 – 1351
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Thado Hsinlauk
Viceroy of Tagaung
c. 1340 – 1351
Succeeded by
Thado Minbya
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