Minhla Minkhaung Kyaw

Minhla Minkhaung Kyaw မင်းလှမင်းခေါင်ကျော်
Born	c. 1714 Moksobo
Died	14 July 1756 Yangon
Allegiance	Konbaung Dynasty
Service/branch	Royal Burmese Army
Years of service	April 1752 – 14 July 1756
Rank	General (1752–1756)
Commands held	Musket Corps
Battles/wars	Konbaung-Hanthawaddy War
Awards	Minkyaw Pyanchi Minhla Minkhaung Minhla Minkhaung Kyaw Maha Thenapati Agga Maha Thenapati

Minhla Minkhaung Kyaw (Burmese: မင်းလှမင်းခေါင်ကျော် [mɪ́ɴl̥a̰ mɪ́ɴɡàʊɴ dʑɔ̀]; c. 1714–1756) was chief of Musket Corps of the Royal Burmese Army of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). He was the top general under the command of King Alaungpaya, his childhood friend. He conquered Dagon in May 1755, which later became the city of Yangon. He died in action during the battle of Syriam in July 1756. He was buried with highest honors. Alaungpaya posthumously awarded his old friend the title of Agga Maha Thenapati, the highest honor possible for a commoner.

He was born Shwe Kaung (more commonly known as Maung Kaung or simply Nga Kaung) in a small village of Moksobo (present-day Shwebo) in Upper Burma circa 1714. He was a childhood friend of Aung Zeya who was a son of chief of Moksobo.

In 1752, Kaung joined his friend Aung Zeya's fledgling resistance force to resist the occupation armies of the southern kingdom of Hanthawaddy, which had toppled the Toungoo Dynasty at Ava (Inwa). Aung Zeya claimed himself king, and assumed the title of Alaungpaya. Kaung was chosen as one of the Sixty Eight Commanders in Alaungpaya's army. He was among the first seven of the sixty eight to win a title of valor with the title of Minkyaw Pyanchi for the successful defense of Shwebo (as their once little village was now known) against a major Hanthawaddy siege.

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