Thalun

Thalun သာလြန္
King of Burma
Reign	19 August 1629 – 27 August 1648
Predecessor	Minyedeippa
Successor	Pindale
Born	(1584-06-17)17 June 1584 Sunday, 5th waxing of Nayon 946 ME
Died	Thursday, 10th waning of Tawthalin 1010 ME Ava (Inwa)
Burial	29 August 1648 Inwa Palace
Consort	Khin Myo Sit Khin Thet Hnin of Mone Khin Myat Hset of Pinya
Issue	11 sons and 20 daughters including: Pindale Pye
Full name Birth name: Thakin Gyi
House	Toungoo
Father	Nyaungyan
Mother	Khin Hpone Myat
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Thalun (Burmese: သာလွန်မင်း, pronounced: [θàlʊ̀ɴ]; 17 June 1584 – 27 August 1648) was the eighth king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). During his 19-year reign, Thalun successfully rebuilt the war-torn country which had been under constant warfare for nearly a century since the 1530s. Thalun instituted many administrative reforms and rebuilt the economy of the kingdom.

In 1608, Anaukpetlun captured Prome and made Thalun the governor of Prome. In 1628, Anaukpetlun was murdered by his own son Minyedeippa who made himself king. Thalun was then on his campaigns against the Shans at Kengtung with his brother Minyekyawswa II, the governor of Ava. However, the death of Anaukpetlun forced the two to return to Pegu to claim the throne from the unlawful king and to counter the opportunistic Arakanese invasions. Thalun became the center of rallying against Minyedaikpa and was proclaimed the crown prince.

In 1629, Thalun and Minyekyawswa were able to take Pegu and executed Minyedeippa. At Pegu, there was an assassination attempt by a Mon on King Thalun, which resulted in the massacre of the Mons.

Thalun fought a three-year campaign against Lanna, finally subjugating them in 1632. In 1634, Thalun moved the capital to Ava and crowned himself king of Ava and made his brother Minyekyawswa crown prince, Maha Uparaja. Thalun then concentrated on building pagodas and other works of merit.

However, Minyekyawswa died on 18 August 1647. Thalun then made his own son Pindale as the crown prince. The son of Minyekyawswa who wanted the crown prince title for himself staged a rebellion. The palace was sacked and Thalun fled to Sagaing. However, the rebellion was soon put down and the conspirators were burnt alive. Thalun died on 19 October 1648, succeeded by his son Pindale.

External links

• Thalun Mint Let-Htet Ote-Chote-Yay PDF (1444 KB).

Thalun Toungoo Dynasty Born: 17 June 1584 Died: 27 August 1648
Regnal titles
Preceded by Minyedeippa	King of Burma 19 August 1629 – 27 August 1648	Succeeded by Pindale
Royal titles
Preceded by Anaukpetlun	Heir to the Burmese Throne 3 March 1606 – 9 July 1628	Succeeded by Minyekyawswa II
Preceded by Yan Naing as King of Prome	Viceroy of Prome 2 November 1620 – 9 July 1628	Succeeded by Udein Kyawhtin as Governor of Prome