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the month Nat-dau 916 (November 1554). The flotilla had been 

 despatched much earlier. 



The following arrangements were made for the government during 

 the king's absence. His son Ma-ha U'-ba-Ba-dza was left in charge 

 at the capital city of Pegu, with a faithful officer as his adviser. At 

 Mut-ta-ma (Martaban), king Meng-rai-tsi-thu remained with a large 

 force, on account of the neighbouring kings of Zimmay and Siam. 

 The governor of Mau-la-myaing, Bi-ngya-u, and other trustworthy 

 officers were under this tributary king. Arrangements were also 

 made towards the Pu-thein (Bassein) side to guard against any danger 

 from Arakan. 



Having thus provided for the safety of his southern kingdom, 

 Bhureng Noung proceeded to carry out his plan for the subjugation 

 of Ava. The whole army, other than that which accompanied the 

 flotilla, marched direct north up the valley of the Poung-loung river 

 to Toung-u. The main body under command of Bhureng Noung 

 marching as far as Ra-may-then, directed its march in a north- 

 westerly direction, through Kyouk-pan-doung, until it debouched 

 upon the Irawati at Pu-gan. The rest of his army continued its 

 march northerly for some distance. A corps was then detached to 

 the left under the command of the king's brother jUeng-rai-kyau-kten, 

 which went to attack the fortified post of Peng-ta-lai. The re- 

 mainder under the command of the tributary king of Toung-u, 

 Meng Khoung, continued its march direct towards Ava. After taking 

 Peng-ta-lai, which made no resistance, Meng-rai-kvau-hten joined his 

 brother, and they marched to a position somewhere in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Myin-tsaing or Pan-ya, where they entrenched them- 

 selves, to await news of Bhureng Noung. 



The king had so regulated his movements, that by the time he 

 reached Pu-gan, the flotilla and army which accompanied it, were 

 not far off. He now crossed his whole army to the west banks of the 

 Irawati, landing at Kwom in the district of Pa-khan-gyf. The 

 army then marched up the western bank of the river and up the 

 course of the Khyen-dweng to A-myin. A portion of the flotilla 

 was also sent there, by which the army crossed that river. The 

 governors of provinces everywhere submitted, and the king now 

 marched to Tsa-gaing. The governor of that city had fled to Mo- 



