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44 Sir Arthur P. Phayre —On the History of Pegu. 
Muttama. Soon after reaching Pegu, he went to Takun (Rangun), repaired 
the great pagoda and made offerings. The governors- of Puthin (Bassein) 
and Myoung-mya rebelled, but were soon overcome. Though the kingdom 
in the delta of Erawati was thus consolidated, the southern provinces were 
lost, the king of Siam having retaken Dhawe and Tanengthari. Binyaranda, 
though unable to retain those distant possessions, thought the time was 
favourable for making an attack on Prome. That city has always been an 
object of keen contest between the kings of Burma, and Pegu. At this 
time, the chiefs of Shan descent who reigned in Burma, had not consolidated 
their power, and some subordinate chief, whose name is unknown, was supreme 
in Prome. Binyaranda went against that city with a considerable army, 
but he was repulsed and killed in the year 692 (A. D. 1330). In the con¬ 
fusion which arose on the king’s death, an officer of the palace at Muttama, 
called Dib-ban Meng, seized the throne and made one of Binyaranda’s 
daughters, named Tsanda Meng Hla, his queen. He was, however, put to 
death by the Commander-in-Chief on the seventh day of his reign. For a 
few weeks also, a son of Bzau-au reigned with the title of Egan-kan, but by 
the influence of the queen who hated him, he was poisoned. 
The person now called to the throne was a son of Khundau, who at this 
time was governor of Hanthawati; for, notwithstanding the change made by 
Binyaranda, the palace and seat of government seems to have been again at 
Muttama. Queen Tsanda Meng Hla invited the governor to come and set¬ 
tle all disputes. He came to Muttama with a large retinue, and was at once 
consecrated king with the title of Binya-e-lau. Tsanda Meng Hla became 
chief queen. The king of Siam was angered, because E-gan-kan was the son 
of his daughter, and he sent an army to avenge the death of his grandson. 
His army was completely defeated, and the two countries were now at dead¬ 
ly enmity. Though Muttama was now free from a foreign enemy, it suffered 
from a struggle between the king’s son Tsau-e-lan and his nephew Binya-u, a 
son of king Dzau-dzip. While the king was lying sick, these young princes 
disturbed the country by their quarrel for the succession. The king recover¬ 
ed and placed Binya-u in jail, but on the intercession of the queen, released 
him. Before long, his own son died, which left the succession undisputed. 
Binya lau reigned eighteen years, and died in the year 710, A. D. 1318. His 
reign on the whole w T as prosperous, but it is noted as a bad omen that the 
white elephant broke one of his tusks ; that a severe famine desolated the 
country ; and that there were constant border frays with the Burmese on 
the northern frontier. 
Binya-u succeeded without any opposition, and assumed the title of 
Tsheng-phyu-sheng. After he had been on the throne for three years, an 
attack was made by the Yun Shans of Zimme on Dun-wun and several 
towns in Tsit-taung. The country was plundered, but the enemy was at 
