Thawun Nge

Thawun Nge သဝန်ငယ်
Governor of Toungoo
Reign	c. 23 June 1317 – 1324
Predecessor	Thawun Gyi
Successor	Saw Hnit
Born	c. 1260 Pyu (Phyu) Pagan Empire
Died	1324 Toungoo (Taungoo) Pinya Kingdom
Spouse	Saw Sala Saw Omma
Issue	Saw Hnit
Father	Thawun Letya
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Thawun Nge (Burmese: သဝန်ငယ်, pronounced [θəwʊ̀ɴ ŋɛ̀]; c. 1260 – 1324) was governor of Toungoo (Taungoo) from 1317 to 1324. He came to office by assassinating his elder brother Thawun Gyi while Toungoo's overlord Pinya was facing a serious rebellion at Sagaing. His own rebellion was brief as he struck a deal with Pinya to keep the office in exchange for his submission. He died in 1324, and was succeeded by his son Saw Hnit.

Thawun Nge was the younger son of Thawun Letya, the ex-governor of Kanba Myint (ကမ်းပါးမြင့်) and Kya-Khat-Wa-Ya (ကြခတ်ဝရာ) (both in modern Taungoo District). He was born after 1256. According to the regional chronicle Toungoo Yazawin, he was born in Pyu where his father had been placed under house arrest since 1256 by a rival governor from a Mon state to the south, which most likely was Pegu (Bago). The fight between the rival governors took place during a brief interregnum following the death of King Uzana of Pagan (Bagan) c. May 1256. At the capital Pagan (Bagan), a power struggle broke out between Crown Prince Thihathu and his half-brother Narathihapate. The court-backed Narathihapate emerged winner by November 1256. Since Thawun Letya remained under house arrest until his death in 1279, he may have backed Thihathu.

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