Pindale Min

Pindale Min ပင်းတလဲမင်း
King of Burma Prince of Pindale
Reign	27 August 1648 – 3 June 1661
Coronation	19 October 1648 3rd waxing of Tazaungmon 1010 ME
Predecessor	Thalun
Successor	Pye
Born	23 March 1608 Sunday, 6th waxing of Late Tagu 969 ME[1]
Died	3 June 1661 (aged 53) Friday, 7th waxing of Nayon 1023 ME Chindwin River
Burial	Chindwin River (drowned)
Consort	Atula Sanda Dewi[2]
Issue	Thiri Hpone Htut[3] Minye Theikhathu
Full name Birth name: Thakin Kyaw[4] Minye Nandameit
House	Toungoo
Father	Thalun
Mother	Khin Myo Sit[4]
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Pindale Min (Burmese: ပင်းတလဲမင်း, pronounced: [pɪ́ɴdəlɛ́ mɪ́ɴ]; 1608–1661) was king of the Toungoo dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1648 to 1661. Prince of Pindale ascended to the Burmese throne after his father King Thalun died in 1648. Pindale's ineffectual reign was the beginning of the gradual decline of Toungoo dynasty over the next century.

The Yongli Emperor of Southern Ming established himself at Kunming in Yunnan and extracting tribute from Chiang Hung. The Burmese armies under his brother Pye the King of Prome were sent north to claim Chiang Hung but failed. Then there were omens and rumors that there would be two kings in Burma. Yongli was eventually driven out of Yunnan and fled to Bhamo, requesting Burmese alliance. Pindale granted the residence to the Ming Emperor at Sagaing along with his officials.

The Qing, however, promptly amassed the troops into Burma to capture the last Ming prince. The Kingdom of Ava was largely plundered and Ava was laid siege. The siege was unsuccessful, however,^{[5]:220–223} due to the defense provided by the Bayingyi – the Portuguese gunners. The Qing invasions had burnt the Burmese farms in Ava and resulted in famine and Pindale lost his popularity. His brother Pye then staged a coup and took the throne, drowning Pindale, his chief queen, son and grandson in the river to death.

References

1. Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 210
2. Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 251
3. Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 268
4. Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 249
5. Rajanubhab, D., 2001, Our Wars With the Burmese, Bangkok: White Lotus Co. Ltd., ISBN 9747534584

Bibliography

• Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese) 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
• Lieberman, Victor B. (1984). Burmese Administrative Cycles: Anarchy and Conquest, c. 1580–1760. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-05407-X.
• Phayre, Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur P. (1883). History of Burma (1967 ed.). London: Susil Gupta.
• Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1829–1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese) 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.