14 A Sketch of Toungoo History. [No. 1. 



ings. "While absent at Myahla, a town in the northern portion of the 

 province, — where our present Deputy Commissioner, Capt. D'Oyly, 

 is founding a Shan colony — the Shans entered Toungoo and assum- 

 ed the reins of government, but he returned suddenly in a single 

 night, attacked the Shans, and defeated them with great slaughter. 

 He died A. D. 1392. Passing on, we find A. D. 1428 the king of 

 Toungoo allied with Byanya-yan* king of Pegu in a war against 

 Prome. The Pegu king, who, according to Taking history, reigned 

 between A. D. 1418 and 1450, besides land forces, brought fifty war- 

 boats against the city ; and the king of Toungoo brought two hun- 

 dred elephants, one thousand horsemen, and twenty-nine thousand 

 infantry. They took the city and carried off much plunder. 



A daughter of the king of Toungoo having married the son of 

 Narapadi king of Ava, Toungoo became a dependency of Ava. Na- 

 rapadi died, it is said A. D. 1468, and the Ava Chronicles, as trans- 

 lated by Col. Burney, represent him as reigning in 1449. 



After twenty-nine kings had reigned Zeyathuraf came to the 

 throne, an independent sovereign, A. D. 1485. He removed his 

 capital, first to the mouth of Kaboung creek where he built Dwaya- 

 wadie,J and next to the site of the present city of Toungoo, which 

 he built and named Ketumatie§ [i. e. Possessed of the royal banner] 

 A. D. 1502 says one history, A. D. 1510 says another. This name 

 was retained in official documents, but Toungoo, the name of the 

 first city transferred to it in common use, though being situated in 

 a plain, far, from the mountains, it is inappropriate. One hundred 

 and seven thousand, five hundred and twenty-four persons were said 

 to have been employed in building the city. Zeyathura had several 

 brahmans at his court, and they exercised considerable influence 



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% SlQOO(x5 The same name appears to have been given to Sandoway. 

 See Journal May, 1854. 



§ COOOO OOj This name appears to have been previously given to Pagan. 

 Journal April, 1838. 



