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Pinya Kingdom of Burma in the 1320s

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1321–1330

In the 1320s the Pinya Kingdom, one of Upper Burma's main political entities after the fall of the Pagan Empire, was unified under Thihathu;…

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  1. 1321–1324City of Pinya · MandalayAs Pinya's founding ruler, Thihathu maintained administrative control over the middle Irrawaddy in the early 1320s, rebuilding the Buddhist monastery network to consolidate legitimacy while maintaining a relationship with the Sagaing Kingdom that was both cooperative and competitive.
  2. 1325–1327Pinya Palace · BurmaAfter Thihathu died in 1325, his sons Uzana and Kyawswa each held separate territories; the Pinya Kingdom fell into fraternal rivalry and local centrifugal tendencies, and central unified authority rapidly collapsed.
  3. 1327–1330Irrawaddy River basin, Upper Burma · BurmaBy the late 1320s Pinya's effective territory had shrunk considerably, with the Sagaing Kingdom and southern powers such as Pegu each going their own way; Upper Burma entered an era of multi-centered fragmentation until the rise of Ava in 1364 brought reintegration.

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