Toungoo

Toungoo was a fortified town in the upper Sittaung valley. In 1337 its ruler Kayin Ba, a hunter who had seized power in 1325, was nominally a vassal of Pinya.

Toungoo revolted during Shan raids in 1358, then accepted loose Ava overlordship in 1367. Ava crushed another revolt in 1470 and installed a general. His grandson Mingyi Nyo declared independence in 1510; his successors Tabinshwehti and Bayinnaung built an empire, with the capital moving to Pegu in 1539. The empire collapsed in 1599; the restored dynasty ruled until 1752.