Hkonmaing
| Hkonmaing ခုံမှိုင်း ၶုၼ်မိူင်း |
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| King of Ava | |
| Reign | c. June 1542 – c. September 1545 |
| Predecessor | Thohanbwa |
| Successor | Mobye Narapati |
| Prime Minister | Yan Naung (1542–43) |
| Born | August 1497 Tuesday, Wagaung 859 ME |
| Died | c. September 1545 (aged 48) 907 ME Ava (Inwa) |
| Issue | Mobye Narapati |
| House | Hsipaw |
| Father | Hkonmaing I of Onbaung–Hsipaw |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Hkonmaing (Burmese: ခုံမှိုင်း [kʰòʊɴ m̥áɪɴ], Shan: ၶုၼ်မိူင်း; also Hkonmaing Nge,Sao Hkun Mong; 1497–1545) was king of Ava from 1542 to 1545. The saopha of the Shan state of Onbaung–Hsipaw was elected by the Ava court to the Ava throne in 1542, by extension the leader of the Confederation of Shan States, despite strenuous objections by the House of Mohnyin. He was accepted as the leader by other Confederation leaders only because the Confederation was in the middle of a serious war with Toungoo Dynasty. After the Confederation's failed military campaigns in 1543–45 that resulted in the loss of Central Burma, Hkonmaing lost the support of Sawlon II of Mohnyin. He died in 1545 while fighting a Mohnyin-backed rebellion by Sithu Kyawhtin.
Born in 1497, the future king was the eldest son of Hkonmaing I, the longtime ruler of Onbaung–Hsipaw. His father was the only ally of King Narapati II of Ava between 1505 and 1527 when they unsuccessfully fought against Sawlon I of Mohnyin. His father later joined the Confederation, and died during or shortly after his participation in the Confederation's 1542 campaign against Toungoo Dynasty. Hkonmaing the younger succeeded the Onbaung throne.
Shortly after he became saopha, the Ava court came calling. King Thohanbwa, who was deeply unpopular with his subjects even before his military defeats against Toungoo Dynasty, had been assassinated in May 1542 (Kason 904 ME). The court elected Hkonmaing king in June 1542 after the leader of the court insurrection, Yan Naung, rejected the offer. Yan Naung agreed to remain in office and advise the new king for one year. The House of Mohnyin was furious. Not only did they believe the Ava throne rightfully belonged to them but they were also appalled by Thohanbwa's assassin Yan Naung remaining in office. Nevertheless, Sawlon II of Mohnyin relented since the Confederation was in the middle of a serious war with Toungoo. The Confederation leadership reluctantly accepted Hkonmaing as king of Ava in August/September 1542, and agreed to continue the war.
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