Mingyi Nyo
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Statue of Mingyi Nyo in Taungoo | |||||
| King of Toungoo | |||||
| Reign | 16 October 1510 – 24 November 1530 | ||||
| Coronation | 11 April 1511 | ||||
| Predecessor | Narapati II (as King of Ava) | ||||
| Successor | Tabinshwehti | ||||
| Viceroy of Toungoo | |||||
| Reign | c. April 1485 – 16 October 1510 | ||||
| Coronation | 11 November 1491 | ||||
| Predecessor | Min Sithu | ||||
| Successor | Mingyi Swe | ||||
| Born | c. July 1459 Wednesday, 821 ME Ava (Inwa)? | ||||
| Died |
Toungoo (Taungoo) | ||||
| Burial | Toungoo | ||||
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| Issue | Tabinshwehti Atula Thiri | ||||
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| House | Toungoo | ||||
| Father | Maha Thinkhaya | ||||
| Mother | Min Hla Nyet | ||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||
Min-gyi Nyo, also anglicized as Minn-Jee-Neo (UK: /ˈmɪndʒiː.njoʊ/ , MIN-jee-njoh ;Burmese: မင်းကြီးညို; pronounced [mɪ́ɰ̃dʑíɲò]; lit. "Lord Nyo"; 1459–1530), was the founder of the Toungoo dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). Under his 45-year leadership (1485–1530), Toungoo (Taungoo), grew from a remote backwater vassal state of Ava Kingdom to a small but stable independent kingdom. In 1510, he declared Toungoo's independence from its nominal overlord Ava. He skillfully kept his small kingdom out of the chaotic warfare plaguing Upper Burma. Toungoo's stability continued to attract refugees from Ava fleeing the repeated raids of Ava by the Confederation of Shan States (1490s–1527). Nyo left a stable, confident kingdom that enabled his successor Tabinshwehti to contemplate taking on larger kingdoms on his way to founding the Toungoo Empire.