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Mingyi Swa of Prome (Burmese: မင်းကြီးစွာ, pronounced [mɪ́ɰ̃dʑí zwà]; c. 1435–1482) was viceroy of Prome from 1446 to 1482 during the reigns of kings Narapati I, Thihathura I and Minkhaung II of Ava.

Brief

He was born Min Hsin-Mya (မင်းဆင်များ^[1] or မင်းဆင်မြား^[2]) to Viceroy Thihathu of Prome and his chief queen Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi in Prome (Pyay).^[3] He was probably born c. 1435.^{[note 1]} He was the fourth of the couple's eight children. He had one elder brother, two elder sisters, one younger brother and three younger sisters.^[4] In April 1442, the family moved to Ava (Inwa) when Thihathu succeeded the Ava throne as Narapati I of Ava.^[5]

His stay at Ava was short. In January 1446,^{[note 2]} Narapati I appointed his second son, then no older than 11 years of age, the viceroy of Prome, the second most important city in the kingdom.^[2] He was a loyal son throughout his father's 26-year reign. But in 1472, he tried to revolt against his elder brother King Thihathura I by getting into a league with his younger brother Thado Minsaw, governor of Tharrawaddy. But the planned rebellion never panned out and both brothers submitted to the king in February 1473.^{[note 3]} Thihathura forgave his brothers and appointed them to their former position.^[6] He gave no more trouble when his nephew Minkhaung II became king of Ava in 1480. In return, the new king kept Mingyi Swa at his post.

Swa died in 1482.^[7] Thado Minsaw of Tharrawaddy seized Prome, and revolted against Minkhaung II. The rebellion succeeded, and Prome became independent.^[8]

Family

Swa and his principal wife Saw Myat Lay had 11 children (four sons and seven daughters).^[9] He was also married to the daughter of Minye Kyawhtin of Toungoo and Princess of Yamethin.^[10]

Ancestry