Hkonmaing
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Hkonmaing (Burmese: ခုံမှိုင်း [kʰòʊɰ̃ m̥áɪɰ̃], Shan: ၶုၼ်မိူင်း; also Hkonmaing Nge,[2] Sao Hkun Mong;[3] 1497–1545) was king of Ava from 1542 to 1545. The saopha of the Shan state of Onbaung–Hsipaw was elected by the Ava court to the Ava throne in 1542, by extension the leader of the Confederation of Shan States, despite strenuous objections by the House of Mohnyin. He was accepted as the leader by other Confederation leaders only because the Confederation was in the middle of a serious war with Toungoo Dynasty. After the Confederation's failed military campaigns in 1543–45 that resulted in the loss of Central Burma, Hkonmaing lost the support of Sawlon II of Mohnyin. He died in 1545 while fighting a Mohnyin-backed rebellion by Sithu Kyawhtin.
Hkonmaing ခုံမှိုင်း ၶုၼ်မိူင်း | |
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King of Ava | |
Reign | c. June 1542 – c. September 1545 |
Predecessor | Thohanbwa |
Successor | Mobye Narapati |
Prime Minister | Yan Naung (1542–43) |
Born | August 1497 Tuesday, Wagaung 859 ME[note 1] |
Died | c. September 1545 (aged 48) 907 ME[1] Ava (Inwa) |
Issue | Mobye Narapati |
House | Hsipaw |
Father | Hkonmaing I of Onbaung–Hsipaw |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |