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followers and join Bhureng Nonng. Some chiefs also came to him 

 from Toung-u. At length he found himself strong enough to attack 

 that city. But he was obliged to proceed to reduce it by starvation. 

 At the end of four months, the city was surrendered ; no plundering 

 was allowed ; his brother was pardoned, and Bhureng Noung was 

 consecrated as king, with the title of Tsheng-phyii-mya-sheng Meng- 

 ta-ra-gyi. His former title of Bhureng Noung will, however, be 

 retained in this narrative. 



The king now considered that his best plan was to make himself 

 master of Proine, where another of his brothers was king. He 

 marched his army across the hills from Toungu; but arrived on the 

 banks of the Irawati, he found himself at a loss for boats, while 

 Tha-do-thu had a large fleet. The city was too strong to be attacked. 

 The king therefore leaving it marched on to Mye-dai, which submitted, 

 as did Ma-lwun and other cities higher up the river. There he 

 gained a large addition to his army and a fleet of boats. He there- 

 fore returned to Prome, and re-invested the city. Some of the officers 

 in command were now in communication with Bhureng Noung, and 

 the city gates were opened to him. The king pardoned his brother 

 Tha-do-dham-ma-Ra-dza, and he was reinstated as tributary king of 

 Prome.* The whole country on the Irawati, as far down as Dha- 

 nii-byii (Downebew), submitted to Bhureng Noung. It was now 

 the year 913, and from the events which were occurring at Ava, the 

 king of that city, Mo-bye'-meng, had fled to take refuge. The king 

 marched up the country, and penetrated nearly to Ava, which he 

 intended to attack. But news reached him that preparations were 

 being made to attack Toungu from Pegu. He lost not a moment, 

 but marched back as far as Mye-dai. From thence he despatched his 

 brother Meng-rai-kyau-hteng with a force across the hills, and himself 

 proceeded down to Prome. There he collected an army to invade 

 Pegu, of which his brother Tha-do-dham-ma Ba-dza was made com- 

 mander-in-chief. He, however, marched to Toung-u, taking Mo-bye- 

 meng with him. 



* The Ma-ha-Ra-dza-weng wishes to make it appear that Tha-do-thu who 

 held out Prome against Bhureng Noung-, was not his brother, but some one else 

 who assumed the name. I have considered it most consistent with the whole 

 narrative to assume that Tha-do-thu was the brother, and that like the other 

 brother at Toungu, his rebellion was pardoned. 



