16 A Sketch ofToungoo History. [No. 1. 



to his brother, who ruled under the name of Menkhaung.* This 

 was A. D. 1551, and Talaing history has a Hsen-phu-shen king of 

 Pegu, who died A. D. 1562. 



Menkhaung was succeeded by his son Menyay-kyau-ten,t who 

 built a large palace in the middle of the city, the ruins of which 

 still remain. He was succeeded by his elder brother, Natshen- 

 maha-damma-yaza.J In the year 1601, the son of Nyounyan-maha- 

 dainma-yaza,§ king of Ava, came against Toungoo, and took it. In 

 Crawfurd's table, Nyoung-yan, there " Naung-ram," ascended the 

 throne of Ava A. D. 1597, quite in agreement with this history. 

 He left Natsheu in charge of the city, but took his mother and 

 his two brothers Menyay-kyau-ten,|| and Menyay-kyau-tswa,^* and 

 placed them in the city of Penya.* In the year 1611, intelligence 

 was sent up from Toungoo to Ava that the Portuguese and Ara- 

 canese were about to come against the city. The king gave orders 

 for succours to be sent to Toungoo in charge of Meuyay-kyau-ten, 

 but before he arrived, Toungoo had been taken, and Natshen with 

 all his court carried captive to Syrians, A. D. 1612. In the same 

 year the king of Ava took Syrian), and "having done in it as he 

 wished," returned with many captives. 



The next and last date in the book is A. D. 1637, where it is 

 stated, that all the officers of government received their appoint- 

 ments from Ava, to which place all the taxes collected were to be 

 carried. With the complete subjugation of the country to Ava, 

 the history closes. 



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