Nawrahta of Kanni
Governor of Kanni
About Nawrahta of Kanni
Born 1300.
Nawrahta of Kanni (, ) was a senior Myinsaing prince, who held important governorship positions in the rival Burmese-speaking kingdoms of Pinya and Sagaing. He was the youngest child of King Thihathu and his chief queen Mi Saw U, and the youngest brother of kings Uzana I and Kyawswa I of Pinya.
Nawrahta was given the town of Shisha in fief on 7 February 1313 by Thihathu. Kyawswa I succeeded the Pinya throne and appointed his younger brother Nawrahta governor of the important city of Pinle, their ancestral base. But two brothers became rivals, and in 1349, Nawrahta fled west to Sagaing where his nephew Nawrahta Minye had just become king. Nawrahta Minye appointed Nawrahta governor of Kanni.
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Who was Nawrahta of Kanni?
Governor of Kanni
When was Nawrahta of Kanni born?
Nawrahta of Kanni was born in 1300 in Pinle.
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· Wikipedia: Nawrahta of Kanni
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