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and during his reign, he does not appear to have heen strong enough 

 to interfere with the dynasty of his relations at Tsa-gaing. This 

 king reigned only eight years. 



He was succeeded by his son, also named Kyau-tswa, who ascended 

 the throne in the year 712. This king married a daughter of the 

 governor of Tha-ret, called Tha-ret-meng-sheng-tsau, who was said 

 to be a son of the deposed king of Pu-gan, Kyau-tswa. This king 

 desired to be on terms of friendship with his cousin the king who 

 reigned at Tsa-gaing. He married a daughter of that king. He 

 reigned nine years. His brother Na-ra-thu then ascended the throne. 

 After he had reigned five years, Pan-ya was attacked by the Man 

 Shans, and the king w T as taken prisoner. By this name is meant the 

 Shans of the kingdom of Pong, of which the city of Mo-goung, in 

 the valley of the upper Irawati, was the capital. This city was 

 called by the Shans Mong-mao-rong. King Na-ra-thu, from having 

 been captured, is called Mau-pa Na-ra-thu. The Shans appear at once 

 to have retreated with their prisoner, and with three white elephants, 

 which probably formed the great object of their expedition. After 

 his capture, an elder brother, probably a half brother by a concubine, 

 was placed on the throne with the title of Uzana Byoung. But after 

 three months the city of Pan-ya was taken by a Prince called Tha- 

 do-meng-bya, who became supreme and founded the city of Ava. 



These events have brought the history of the kings of Myin- 

 tsaing and Pan-ya down to the year 726 of the Burmese era. The 

 Ma-ha-Pva-dza-weng then relates the history of the line of Princes 

 who reigned at Tsa-gaing, and who were contemporary with those 

 who reigned at the other two cities. It was this branch which brought 

 about a new revolution. 



It has already been seen that a son of king Thi-ha-thu Ta-tsi- 

 sheng by a Shan mother, made himself independent, and reigned at 

 Tsa-gaing under the title A-theng-kha-ya Tsau-ywon. This was 

 in the year 677 — A. D. 1315. He died after a reign of seven years, 

 and though he left three sons and a daughter, he was succeeded by 

 his half brother Ta-ra-bya-gyi. After Ta-ra-bya-gyi had been four- 

 teen years on the throne, his son Shive-doung-tet rebelled, and in 

 the year 698, dethroned his father. On this, the widow of king A- 

 theng-khaya Tsau-ywon fled with her children. The family con- 



