Thihathu

Thihathu (1265–1325) was the founder of Burma's Pinya Kingdom. The youngest of three brothers from Myinsaing, he helped drive back Mongol invasions, and in 1298 the brothers overthrew King Kyawswa of Pagan, reducing it to a puppet state. After proclaiming himself king in 1309, he pushed aside his brother Yazathingyan after their eldest brother's death in 1310 and became sole ruler.

In 1313 he moved his capital to Pinya, styling himself Pagan's successor. His adoption of Kyawswa's son Uzana as heir drove his own son Saw Yun to found rival Sagaing in 1315, and when Thihathu died in 1325 Pinya and Sagaing became separate kingdoms.