Nwamethin

Yamethin lies in the dry plains of Upper Burma, between Ava and the Sittaung valley. Its governors held an important position on the southern frontier of the Ava kingdom. In the late fifteenth century Minye Kyawswa of Yamethin rebelled against his brother, King Minkhaung II, and held out despite attacks by Ava and its ally Toungoo. His death in 1501 ended the long rebellion. A century later Nyaungyan Min brought Yamethin under his authority while consolidating power in Upper Burma.