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This is a list of viceroys and governors of Ava (Inwa) for periods in which it was not the capital of Upper Burma-based kingdoms. This is not a list of monarchs of Ava who ruled from Ava during five separate periods (1365–1555, 1599–1613, 1635–1752, 1765–1783, 1821–1842). The dates after 1582 are on the Gregorian calendar.
| Name | Term From | Term Until | Relationship to predecessor(s) | Overlord | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thohanbwa | 25 March 1527 | c. January 1533 | Appointed | Sawlon | Viceroy (officially styled as King of Ava) |
| Thado Minsaw | 19 February 1555 | 24 April 1584 NS | Appointed | Bayinnaung (1555–1581) Nanda (1581–1584) | Viceroy (styled as King of Ava); in revolt (1583–1584) |
| Min Letya | May 1584 | September/October 1586 | Appointed | Nanda | Governor |
| Minye Kyawswa II | 5 February 1587 | 29 December 1593 | Appointed | Nanda | Viceroy |
| Baya Yawda and Let-Yway-Gyi Myin-Hmu | 29 December 1593 | 19 April 1597 | Appointed | Nanda | Co-administrators |
| Nyaungyan | 19 April 1597 [note 1] | 19 December 1599 [note 2] | Seized | Nanda | Nominally viceroy of Ava but technically in revolt of Nanda (1597–99) |
| Zetayit | 18 August 1604 [1] | Appointed | Nyaungyan | Mayor | |
| Minye Uzana | 2 November 1620 [2] | 16 December 1628 [3] | Appointed | Anaukpetlun | Mayor (1620–28) in revolt as self-styled King of Ava between 4 September 1628 and 16 December 1628 |
| Min Nyo | 6 December 1628 | 19 August 1630 | Appointed | Minye Deibba | Governor |
| Talaban | April 1752 | 3 January 1754 | Appointed | Binnya Dala | Governor-general, vassal of Restored Hanthawaddy |
| Hsinbyushin | 3 January 1754 | 28 November 1763 | Appointed | Alaungpaya (1752–1760) Naungdawgyi (1760–1763) | Heir-apparent (1760–1763) |
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Narathu of Pinya was king of Pinya from 1359 to 1364. He controlled only around the capital region, and unsuccessfully tried to stop the Mong Mao (Maw) Shan raids of Central Myanmar (Burma) that began in 1359. He reversed his predecessor Kyawswa II's policy of alliance with Sagaing, and later entered into an alliance with Mong Mao as a junior partner to dismember Sagaing. But the policy backfired when Mong Mao forces proceeded to sack Pinya in May 1364. He was brought back to the Shan country, and is remembered as Maw-Pa Min.
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Mohnyin Thado was king of Ava from 1426 to 1439. He is also known in Burmese history as Mohnyin Min Taya after his longtime tenure as the sawbwa of Mohnyin, a Shan-speaking frontier state. He founded the royal house of Mohnyin that would rule the kingdom until 1527.
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Thado Minsaw was viceroy of Ava (Inwa) from 1555 to 1584 during the reigns of kings Bayinnaung and Nanda of Toungoo Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). He fought alongside his brothers Bayinnaung, Minye Sithu, Thado Dhamma Yaza II and Minkhaung II, and his nephew Nanda in nearly every campaign from the 1550s to 1570s that rebuilt, expanded and defended the Toungoo Empire. Two years after Bayinnaung's death, he raised the first serious rebellion against the rule of Nanda. Although his rebellion was defeated in April 1584, it had set in motion more rebellions elsewhere that ultimately led to the collapse of the empire in the next 15 years.
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Thiri Maha Dhamma Yaza Dipadi Dewi was the chief queen consort of King Nyaungyan of Toungoo Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). She married her half-brother Nyaungyan on 25 February 1577. Note that her personal name is sometimes reported as "Khin Hpone Myat".
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