Narathu of Pinya

Narathu of Pinya မောပါ နရသူ
King of Pinya
Reign	19 March 1359 – May 1364
Coronation	7 June 1360
Predecessor	Kyawswa II
Successor	Uzana II
Born	c. February 1333 Monday, c. Tabodwe 694 ME Pinle
Died	1364? Mong Mao?
Consort	Saw Omma Shin Saw Gyi Nan Ma Me Saw Lat
House	Myinsaing
Father	Kyawswa I
Mother	Atula Sanda Dewi
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Narathu of Pinya (Burmese: မောပါ နရသူ, pronounced: [mɔ́ bà nəɹəθù]; also known as Thihathura; c. 1333–1364?) was king of Pinya from 1359 to 1364. He controlled only around the capital region, and unsuccessfully tried to stop the Mong Mao (Maw) Shan raids of Central Myanmar (Burma) that began in 1359. He reversed his predecessor Kyawswa II's policy of alliance with Sagaing, and later entered into an alliance with Mong Mao as a junior partner to dismember Sagaing. But the policy backfired when Mong Mao forces proceeded to sack Pinya in May 1364. He was brought back to the Shan country, and is remembered as Maw-Pa Min (မောပါမင်း, "the King who was brought to the Maw land").

Narathu was the third child of Princess Nan Lon Me of Pagan and Viceroy Kyawswa of Pinle. A grandson of King Thihathu of Myinsaing–Pinya and King Kyawswa of Pagan, he hailed from both Myinsaing and Pagan royal lines. He had five full siblings (two elder brothers and three younger sisters) and at least two half-siblings. He grew up in Pinle but moved to Pinya with the entire family in 1344 when their father became the undisputed ruler of Pinya Kingdom. When his second elder brother Kyawswa II succeeded the throne in 1350, Narathu became the heir-presumptive. (Kyawswa II had no children and their eldest brother Uzana had weak/paralyzed legs, and was passed over.)

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