Thado Minsaw of Ava
| Thado Minsaw သတိုးမင်းစော |
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| Viceroy of Ava | |
| Reign | 19 February 1555 – 24 April 1584 |
| Predecessor | Narapati IV (King of Ava) |
| Successor | Min Letya (Governor of Ava) |
| Born | 20 May 1531 Saturday, 5th waxing of Nayon 893 ME Toungoo (Taungoo), Toungoo Kingdom |
| Died | May 1584 (~aged 53) Nayon 946 ME Hkamti (modern Putao), Toungoo Empire |
| Spouse | Inwa Mibaya |
| Issue | Natshin Medaw |
| House | Toungoo |
| Father | Mingyi Swe |
| Mother | sister of Shin Myo Myat |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Thado Minsaw (Burmese: သတိုးမင်းစော, pronounced: [ðədó mɪ́ɴsɔ́]; 1531–1584) was viceroy of Ava (Inwa) from 1555 to 1584 during the reigns of kings Bayinnaung and Nanda of Toungoo Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). He fought alongside his brothers Bayinnaung, Minye Sithu, Thado Dhamma Yaza II and Minkhaung II, and his nephew Nanda in nearly every campaign from the 1550s to 1570s that rebuilt, expanded and defended the Toungoo Empire. Two years after Bayinnaung's death, he raised the first serious rebellion against the rule of Nanda. Although his rebellion was defeated in April 1584, it had set in motion more rebellions elsewhere that ultimately led to the collapse of the empire in the next 15 years.
He was born on 20 May 1531 in the Toungoo Palace precincts to Mingyi Swe and the younger sister of Shin Myo Myat. His father was a father-in-law of King Tabinshwehti and one of the king's childhood servants. He was the youngest of Swe's seven children; his siblings were much older than him. He had an elder half-sister Dhamma Dewi, a principal queen of the king; three half-brothers Bayinnaung, Minye Sithu and Thado Dhamma Yaza II; and a full elder brother Minkhaung II. His birth name is unclear. The chronicles inconsistently report the name Zeya Nanda (ဇေယျနန္ဒ) as the name of the men who became Minkhaung II and Thado Minsaw in different parts.
He grew up during a period in which Tabinshwehti, with the help of his brothers, was waging wars against his neighbors on his way to founding the Toungoo Empire. Like his brothers, he probably received a military-style education at the palace. Though he most probably joined his brothers in Tabinshwehti's last campaigns in the late 1540s, he had not gained a regimental commander rank, and thus is not mentioned in the chronicles.
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