Minyedeippa

Minyedeippa
မင်းရဲဒိဗ္ဗ
King of Burma
Reign 9 July 1628 – 19 August 1629
Predecessor Anaukpetlun
Successor Thalun
House Toungoo
Father Anaukpetlun
Mother Khin Myo Myat[1]
Born 1608[2]
Pegu (Bago)
Died 25 November 1629 (aged 21)
Sunday, 11th waxing of Natdaw 991 ME[3]
Pegu (Bago)
Religion Theravada Buddhism

Minyedeippa (Burmese: မင်းရဲဒိဗ္ဗ, pronounced: [mɪ́ɴjɛ́ deiʔpa̰]; also spelled Minredeippa or Minyedaikpa; 1608–1629) was the seventh king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma. He came to throne in July 1628 after having assassinated his father King Anaukpetlun who had discovered Minyedeippa's affair with one of his concubines, daughter of Kengtung Sawbwa. Anaukpetlun had severely scolded the young prince that what he had done was high treason and that merited being roasted alive.[4]

After the assassination, Minyedaikpa was able to strong-arm the ministers at the court to proclaim him king as the main two contenders to the throne, his two uncles Thalun and Minyekyawswa were away at the Shan States on a military campaign.[4] Although nominally king, Minyedeippa never had any control beyond Pegu, the kingdom's capital. Throughout 1628, his two uncles Thalun and Minyekyawswa marched back from Shan States and controlled Upper Burma while many others at Lower Burma revolted his rule. In 1629, Thalun marched down from Ava to reconquer Lower Burma. King of Arakan sent an army to assist Minyedaikpa but to no avail. In August 1629, the parricide king was seized by the Commander of Palace Guards, and sent to Thalun.[5] Thalun denied Minyedeippa's request to become a monk, and executed him in November of that year.[4]

Notes

  1. Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 144
  2. (Thaw Kaung 2010: 22): The ode Minydeippa eigyin was composed in 1608, after the prince was born.
  3. Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 198
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Harvey 1925: 192–193
  5. Phayre 1967: 134

References

Minyedeippa
Toungoo Dynasty
Born: 1608 Died: 25 November 1629
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Anaukpetlun
King of Burma
9 July 1628 – 19 August 1629
Succeeded by
Thalun