Thray Sithu of Myinsaing
Thray Sithu of Myinsaing (Burmese: မြင်စိုင်း သရေစည်သူ, pronounced [mjɪ̀ɰ̃záɪɰ̃ θəɹè sìðù]; c. early 1370s – 1426) was a Burmese royal who served as a senior minister at the court of Ava from 1400 to 1426. A grandson of two kings, the prince was governor of Myinsaing, the ancestral home of the Pinya–Sagaing–Ava dynasties, from c. 1386 to 1426. He was also Ava's wartime Viceroy of Arakan for a few months in 1408–1409.
| Thray Sithu of Myinsaing မြင်စိုင်း သရေစည်သူ | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Myinsaing | |
| Reign | c. 1386 – 1426 |
| Predecessor | Shwe Nan Shin |
| Successor | Sithu of Paukmyaing |
| Monarch | Swa Saw Ke (1390–1400) Tarabya (1400) Minkhaung I (1413–1421) Thihathu (1421–1425) Min Nyo (1425–1426) |
| Viceroy of Arakan | |
| Reign | 1408 – 1409 |
| Predecessor | position vacant |
| Successor | Letya of Phaunglin (as Military Commander) |
| Monarch | Minkhaung I |
| Born | c. early 1370s Ava (Inwa)? Ava Kingdom |
| Died | c. April 1426 Wetchet? Ava Kingdom |
| Father | Sithu Min Oo |
| Mother | Minkhaung Medaw |
His role was most prominent during the reign of his half-uncle King Minkhaung I (r. 1400–1421). The prince twice led the peace negotiations with the southern Hanthawaddy Kingdom in 1403 and 1408 during the Forty Years' War. During the Ava succession crisis of 1425–1426, he supported his cousin King Min Nyo (r. 1425–1426), and commanded a depleted royal army against the forces of Governor Thado of Mohnyin. He suffered two consecutive defeats in battle in 1426, and is not mentioned again in the chronicles.