Ananda Thuriya of Kanba Myint
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Ananda Thuriya (Burmese: အနန္တ သူရိယ, pronounced [ʔənàɴda̰ θùɹḭja̰]) was the first governor of Kanba Myint, the region that would later become the Principality of Toungoo (Taungoo), the predecessor state of the Toungoo dynasty. The governor started out his career in the military service of King Sithu II of Pagan (Bagan), rising to commander-in-chief of the royal army. He later became a chief minister at the royal court, and married a daughter of the king. In 1191, he was appointed governor of Kanba Myint, (modern Taungoo District), then a frontier region. He was the paternal great grandfather of Thawun Gyi and Thawun Nge, who founded Toungoo in 1279.
Ananda Thuriya အနန္တ သူရိယ | |
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Governor of Kanba Myint | |
Reign | 1191 – c. late 1220s |
Predecessor | New office |
Successor | Min Hla Saw |
Born | c. 1160 |
Died | in or after 1224 Kanba Myint |
Spouse | Saw Min Hla |
Issue | Min Hla Saw |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |