Thado Dhamma Yaza III of Prome
| Thado Dhamma Yaza III သတိုးဓမ္မရာဇာ |
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|---|---|
| King of Prome | |
| Reign | 26 March 1595 – 15 September 1597 |
| Predecessor | Thado Thu |
| Successor | Yan Naing |
| Viceroy of Prome | |
| Reign | 26 February 1589 – 26 March 1595 |
| Predecessor | Thado Dhamma Yaza II |
| Successor | Thado Dhamma Yaza IV |
| Born |
c. 1571 Pegu (Bago) Toungoo Empire |
| Died | 15 September [O.S. 5 September] 1597 Monday, 6th waxing of Thadingyut 959 ME Prome (Pyay) Prome Kingdom |
| House | Toungoo |
| Father | Nanda |
| Mother | Hanthawaddy Mibaya |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Thado Dhamma Yaza III (Burmese: သတိုးဓမ္မရာဇာ, pronounced: [ðədó dəma̰ jàzà]; also known as Mingyi Hnaung (မင်းကြီးနှောင်း, [mɪ́ɴdʑí n̥áʊɴ]); c. 1571–1597) was viceroy of Prome (Pyay) from 1589 to 1595, and self-styled king of Prome from 1595 to 1597. Hnaung was initially a loyal vassal of his father King Nanda until 1594 when he openly clashed with his brother Crown Prince Minye Kyawswa. Hnaung revolted in 1595 during the Siamese siege of Pegu (Bago). His revolt started a string of other revolts by the major vassal states of the Toungoo Empire in the next two years. His attempts to take over territories beyond Prome's traditional vassals in the present-day Magwe Region were unsuccessful. The self-proclaimed king was assassinated by Yan Naing, one of his trusted advisers, on the eve of his planned invasion of Upper Burma in 1597.
The future Thado Dhamma Yaza III was the youngest child of Crown Prince Nanda and his chief consort Hanthawaddy Mibaya. He was born c. 1571. His personal name was Mingyi Hnaung.
The prince grew up at the Kanbawzathadi Palace the last years of his grandfather King Bayinnaung. On 10 October 1581, Nanda succeeded Bayinnaung, and inherited the Toungoo Empire, the largest empire in Southeast Asia. Hnaung became the third in line of succession behind his elder brothers Mingyi Swa, the heir-apparent, and Minye Kyawswa. But Nanda did not have the support of his major vassals, who ruled what used to be sovereign kingdoms just a few decades earlier. By Hnaung's teenage years in the mid-1580s, the empire had already faced serious rebellions in Ava (Upper Burma) and Siam.
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