Uzana of Toungoo

Uzana တောင်ငူ ဥဇနာ
King of Toungoo
Reign	1435 – 1436
Predecessor	Thinkhaya III
Successor	Saw Oo II (as viceroy)
Spouse	2nd daughter of Thinkhaya III
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Uzana of Toungoo (Burmese: တောင်ငူ ဥဇနာ, pronounced: [tàʊɴŋù ʔṵzənà]) was king of Toungoo from 1435 to 1436. After the death of his father in-law Thinkhaya III in 1435, he succeeded the throne of the petty state of Toungoo (Taungoo), which had been in revolt of Ava since 1426. But his accession was contested by his brother-in-law Saw Oo, who sought assistance from King Binnya Ran I of Hanthawaddy. Less than a year into his reign, he was overthrown by Ran who came up with an army to Toungoo.^[1][2]

Uzana was treated relatively well by Ran, who was a brother-in-law by marriage. (They were married to the daughters of Thinkhaya III. Binnya Ran made Uzana chief of a few villages.) Unsatisfied Uzana fled soon after only to be caught by Hanthawaddy troops. At Pegu (Bago), Ran forgave Uzana, and made Uzana governor of the Kawliya region near Pegu.^[2][3] Later, Ran added Tharrawaddy to Uzana's portfolio.^{[3][note 1]}

Notes

1. (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 166): Tharrawaddy (Thayawadi) was the southernmost Ava territory but had been in revolt of Ava at least since Mohnyin Thado came to power at Ava (Inwa), with the help of Hanthawaddy. Uzana's appointment shows that Pegu was in de facto control of Tharrawaddy.

References

1. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 166
2. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 29
3. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 167

Bibliography

• Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
• Sein Lwin Lay, Kahtika U (1968). Mintaya Shwe Hti and Bayinnaung: Ketumadi Taungoo Yazawin (in Burmese) (2006, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Yan Aung Sarpay.