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of which fearing to he taken, fled to the Chinese city of Mhaing-tshi. The 
king followed to the border of the state of Maing-tim, and from thence sent 
on his son, the Ein-shfi-meng, to demand the fugitive. The governor 
having referred for orders to the Emperor of China, was about to surrender 
the Tsaubwa, who attempted to escape. He was, therefore, arrested and put 
to death, or, according to another account, he swallowed poison. His body 
was then sent to the Ein-she-meng, and his wife and children were delivered 
up. 
Early in the following year, the king, in gratitude for his great success, 
commenced to build the foundations of the pagoda, called Kaung-mhu-dau. 
It was finished and dedicated in the year 1004 .* In 1003, Monfi was 
subdued, and the adjoining states submitted. The king then occupied 
himself in settling the civil administration of the country and reorganizing 
his army. He next marched to Mogaung, defeated and captured the 
Tsaubwa, who was put to death, and his family carried off. The states of 
Momeit, Thi-bau, and Thein-ni were next subdued. On this last expedition, 
the king suddenly became ill, and seeing his end approaching, charged his 
son to recover the whole empire subdued by his father, Bureng Naung, and 
never to be separated from his brothers. He urged him, when he should take 
Prome, to spare Ran naing-tsa, who though now ruling in his own name, 
had removed a formidable obstacle from their path. The king died in 
March 1605, and the body was brought to Ava, where it was burned with 
the funeral honours of a Tsekya-wate. His son succeeded him, and assumed 
the title of Maha Dliamma liadza. He is also styled An auk Phet. He 
completed the pagoda commenced by his father, and placed the hti upon 
it. At the close of the rainy season of 1607, he marched against Prome. 
The king of Prome had sought support from Arakan, but the expected 
army had not arrived, and the city was invested. After eight months, it 
was taken by assault. In obedience to the injunction of his father, the king 
spared the usurper’s life. He and his family were sent to Ava. Before 
long, however, he was sent to Mogaung, and so is heard of no more. The 
king’s brother Meng-ke-tliing-ga-thu was appointed governor of Prome, and 
the king himself now returned to his capital. There he received presents 
and friendly messages from the kings of Arakan, of Taungu, and of Zimme, 
who felt that a powerful rival had arisen, who might become their master. 
But their offerings and greetings were treated with haughty disdain by one 
who now felt himself superior in power to each and all. He was indeed 
intent on fulfilling the dying charge of his father, and worked incessantly 
to prepare for the conflict. Early in 1610, he marched with a large army 
* Such is the statement in the Burmese history ; but if the pagoda five miles 
distant from Ava on the right bank of the river be intended, there is a great discrepancy 
in this date and that which appears on an inscription within the enclosure of the pagoda. 
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