Minye Kyawswa

Minye Kyawswa မင်းရဲကျော်စွာ
Burmese nat (spirit) representation of Minye Kyawswa as Maung Minbyu
Heir Apparent of Ava
Reign	c. December 1406 – 13 March 1415
Predecessor	Theiddat (Heir Presumptive)
Successor	Thihathu
Viceroy of Prome
Reign	c. July 1413 – November 1413
Predecessor	Sokkate of Prome (Acting Governor)
Successor	Thihathu
Born	c. January 1391 c. Tabodwe 752 ME Pyinzi, Ava Kingdom
Died	13 March 1415 (aged 24) Wednesday, 4th waxing of Late Tagu 776 ME Twante–Dala, Hanthawaddy Kingdom
Burial	Twante–Dala
Spouse	Saw Min Hla (1406–1415)
Issue Detail	Minye Kyawhtin of Toungoo Min Hla Htut of Pyakaung Minye Aung Naing Saw Min Phyu
House	Ava
Father	Minkhaung I
Mother	Shin Mi-Nauk
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Minye Kyawswa (Burmese: မင်းရဲကျော်စွာ, pronounced [mɪ́ɴjɛ́ tɕɔ̀zwà]; also Minyekyawswa and Minrekyawswa; c. January 1391 – 13 March 1415) was crown prince of Ava from 1406 to 1415, and commander-in-chief of Ava's military from 1410 to 1415. He is best remembered in Burmese history as the courageous general who waged the most fierce battles of the Forty Years' War (1385–1424) against King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy Pegu.

The prince was his father King Minkhaung I's best and most trusted general. Between 1406 and 1415, the father and son team waged war on all of Ava's neighbors, and nearly succeeded in reassembling the Pagan Empire under Ava's leadership. On the cusp of final victory, he was wounded in a battle near Twante–Dala, and captured in March 1415. The crown prince of Ava refused treatment, and died shortly after. He was 24.

Minkhaung and Minye Kyawswa's struggles against Razadarit are retold as classic stories of legend in Burmese popular culture. Minye Kyawswa's name is still invoked alongside the names of greatest warrior kings of Burmese history. He has also entered the pantheon of Burmese nats (spirits) as Maung Minbyu as well as Min Kyawzwa in some versions.

Born Min Phyu (မင်းဖြူ, [mɪ́ɴ bjù]) c. January 1391, the future prince was the first child of Prince Minkhaung of Pyinzi and his first wife Shin Mi-Nauk. His father was a son of then King Swa Saw Ke of Ava while his mother was a daughter of Sawbwa (Chief) Tho Ngan Bwa of Mohnyin. Minkhaung and Mi-Nauk had been wedded in a marriage of state in 1389/90 during a brief respite of hostilities between Ava and Mohnyin.