Nyaungyan

Nyaungyan was a small town in Upper Burma that gave its name to a king and a dynasty. In 1581 Bayinnaung appointed his son Thissa as governor here. Known thereafter as Nyaungyan Min, he governed under the authority of Ava while the great Toungoo empire began to fragment. In 1597 he consolidated the surrounding towns and established himself at Ava. His successors rebuilt royal power over much of Burma, and the restored Toungoo line came to be known as the Nyaungyan dynasty.