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Min Letya of Ava

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Name
  
Min of

Issue
  
Khin Me (daughter)

Role
  
Tabinshwehti's son


Father
  
Tabinshwehti

Parents
  
Tabinshwehti

Mother
  
?

House
  
Taungoo Dynasty

Reign
  
May 1584 – September/October 1586

Successor
  
Minye Kyawswa II (Viceroy)

Died
  
October 1586, Inwa, Myanmar (Burma)

Grandparents
  
Mingyi Nyo, Yaza Dewi of Toungoo

People also search for
  
Tabinshwehti, Hanthawaddy Mibaya

Great-grandparents
  
Maha Thinkhaya of Toungoo, Min Hla Nyet of Ava, Thura Kyawkhaung, Maha Thinkhaya

Predecessor
  
Thado Minsaw (Viceroy)

Min Letya (Burmese: မင်းလက်ျာ, [mɪ́ɴ lɛʔ jà]; died 1586) was governor of Ava (Inwa) from 1584 to 1586 during the reign of King Nanda of Toungoo Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). Min Letya was the only son of King Tabinshwehti mentioned in the Burmese chronicles.

Letya was appointed governor of Ava (Inwa) in May 1584 by Nanda. His appointment came after the king had put down a serious rebellion by Thado Minsaw, the viceroy of Ava on 24 April 1584 and after the king had been informed of a rebellion by Siam in May 1584. The office was strictly a non-hereditary governorship, not the viceroyship Thado Minsaw enjoyed. It reflected Nanda's desire not to have a strong ruler in Upper Burma to be in a position to challenge him while he dealt with Siam. Letya loyally administered Upper Burma without incident until he died in October 1586. He was succeeded by Minye Kyawswa II, a son of Nanda, as viceroy.

Letya had at least one daughter named Khin Me (ခင်မည်း), who later became a minor queen of King Nyaungyan.

References

Min Letya of Ava Wikipedia