Pindale Min

King of Burma

Pindale Min
ပင်းတလဲမင်း

King of Burma
Prince of Pindale

Reign

27 August 1648 – 3 June 1661

Coronation

19 October 1648
3rd waxing of Tazaungmon 1010 ME

Predecessor

Thalun

Successor

Pye

Born

23 March 1608
Sunday, 6th waxing of Late Tagu 969 ME^[1]

Died

3 June 1661(1661-06-03) (aged 53)
Friday, 7th waxing of Nayon 1023 ME
Chindwin River

Burial

Chindwin River (drowned)

Consort

Atula Sanda Dewi^[2]

Issue

Thiri Hpone Htut^[3]
Minye Theikhathu

Names
Birth name: Thakin Kyaw^[4] Minye Nandameit (မင်းရဲနန္ဒမိတ်)

House

Toungoo

Father

Thalun

Mother

Khin Myo Sit ^[4]

Religion

Theravada Buddhism

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Pindale Min (Burmese: ပင်းတလဲမင်း, pronounced [pɪ́ɰ̃dəlɛ́ mɪ́ɰ̃]; 23 March 1608 – 3 June 1661) was king of the Toungoo dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1648 to 1661. Prince of Pindale ascended to the Burmese throne after his father King Thalun died in 1648. Pindale's ineffectual reign was the beginning of the gradual decline of Toungoo dynasty over the next century.

The Yongli Emperor of Southern Ming established himself at Kunming in Yunnan and extracted tribute from Chiang Hung. The Burmese armies under his brother Pye the King of Prome were sent north to claim Chiang Hung but failed. Then there were omens and rumors that there would be two kings in Burma. Yongli was eventually driven out of Yunnan and fled to Bhamo, requesting Burmese alliance. Pindale granted the residence to the Ming Emperor at Sagaing along with his officials.

However, the Qing promptly amassed the troops into Burma to capture the last Ming prince. The Kingdom of Ava was largely plundered and Ava was laid siege. However, the siege was unsuccessful^[5]^{: 220–223} due to the defense provided by the Bayingyi – the Portuguese gunners. The Qing invasions had burnt the Burmese farms in Ava and resulted in famine and Pindale lost his popularity. His brother Pye then staged a coup and took the throne, drowning Pindale, his chief queen, son and grandson in a river.

References

^ Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 210
^ Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 251
^ Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 268
^ ^a ^b Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 249
^ Rajanubhab, D., 2001, Our Wars With the Burmese, Bangkok: White Lotus Co. Ltd., ISBN 9747534584

Bibliography

Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
Lieberman, Victor B. (1984). Burmese Administrative Cycles: Anarchy and Conquest, c. 1580–1760. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-05407-X.
Phayre, Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur P. (1883). History of Burma (1967 ed.). London: Susil Gupta.
Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1829–1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.

Regnal titles
Pindale Min Toungoo Dynasty Born: 23 March 1608 Died: 3 June 1661
Preceded by Thalun	King of Burma 27 August 1648 – 3 June 1661	Succeeded by Pye
Royal titles
Preceded by Minye Kyawswa II of Toungoo	Heir to the Burmese Throne 18 August 1647–27 August 1648	Succeeded by Minye Thihathu of Salin