Nanda Kyawthu of Kinda
Nanda Kyawthu | |
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နန္ဒ ကျော်သူ | |
| Governor of Kinda | |
| In office c. November 1414 – ? | |
| Monarch | Minkhaung I |
| Preceded by | ? |
| Succeeded by | ? |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ava Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Royal Ava Army |
| Years of service | 1400s–1410s |
| Rank | Commander |
| Unit | Left Flank Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1408–1418) |
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Nanda Kyawthu (Burmese: နန္ဒ ကျော်သူ, pronounced [nàɴda̰ dʑɔ̀ðù]; formerly, Nanda Yawda, နန္ဒ ယောဓာ) was an early 15th century commander in the Royal Ava Army. He was the long-serving commander of the Left Flank Regiment in the elite Royal Main Army (the Tatmadaw) of King Minkhaung I. This role earned him the moniker "Letwe" (လက်ဝဲ, lit. "left hand-side"), and he was known as Letwe Nanda Yawda (လက်ဝဲ နန္ဒ ယောဓာ) or simply Letwe Yawda (လက်ဝဲ ယောဓာ).
He participated in the Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1408–1418). Following his distinguished performance in the Battle of Panko in 1414, he received the upgraded title of Nanda Kyawthu, and was appointed governor of Kinda c. November 1414.