Narapati I of Ava
| Narapati I နရပတိ (အင်းဝ) |
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|---|---|
| King of Ava | |
| Reign | 25 April 1442 – 24 July 1468 |
| Predecessor | Minye Kyawswa I |
| Successor | Thihathura I |
| Viceroy of Prome | |
| Reign | 1429 – 1442 |
| Predecessor | Min Maha |
| Successor | Minye Kyawswa II |
| Born | 7 June 1413 Wednesday, 10th waxing of First Waso 775 ME Mohnyin |
| Died | 24 July 1468 (aged 55) Sunday, 5th waxing of Wagaung 830 ME Prome (Pyay) |
| Consort | Atula Thiri Maha Yaza Dewi |
| Issue | Three sons and five daughters including: Thihathura of Ava Mingyi Swa of Prome Thado Minsaw of Prome |
| House | Mohnyin |
| Father | Mohnyin Thado |
| Mother | Shin Myat Hla |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Narapati I of Ava (Burmese: နရပတိ (အင်းဝ), pronounced: [nəɹa̰pətḭ]; 7 June 1413 – 24 July 1468) was king of Ava from 1442 to 1468. In the early years of his reign, this former viceroy of Prome (Pyay) was forced to deal with raids from the Shan State of Mogaung as well as the Ming Chinese intrusions into Avan territory (1444–1446). In the wake of renewed Chinese determination to pacify the Yunnan frontier region, Narapati was able to maintain Ava's control of northern Shan States of Kale and Mohnyin, and gained allegiance of Thibaw. However, he continued to have trouble with Toungoo which was in revolt between 1451 and 1459. One of his grandsons attempted on his life in June 1467. The king fled Ava for Prome and died there in July 1468.
Narapati was born to Mohnyin Thado, then Governor of Mohnyin, and his wife (later chief queen) Shin Myat Hla on 7 June 1413. He was the second child of the couple's four children. He has an elder brother and two younger sisters. He was given Wuntho in fief.
In 1429, he was appointed by his father, who had become king of Ava, Viceroy of Prome (Pyay), the southernmost and most important territory of Ava. His new title was Thihathu. He continued to rule Prome when his father died in 1439, and was succeeded by his brother and heir-apparent Minye Kyawswa.
In January 1442 (Tabodwe 803 ME), Minye Kyawswa suddenly died. At that time, Ava's forces had been laying siege to Mogaung, the capital of the Shan State of Mogaung. When the king died, the ministers at Ava first chose Minye Kyawswa's son-in-law and brother-in-law Thihapate who was at the front at Mogaung. Thihapate was recalled to Ava by ministers to assume the throne, but he declined the offer, declaring that he was neither a son nor a brother of the deceased king. He suggested they recall the king’s brother Thihathu from Prome. The ministers then invited Thihathu who ascended to the throne with the reign name of Narapati on 25 April 1442 (1st waning of Kason 804 ME). Thihapate, having refused the throne, went back to the front, and captured Mogaung the very day the new king, who was also Thihapate's brother-in-law, ascended the throne. Their leader Thonganbwa was captured, and brought back to Ava.
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