Thinkhaya III of Toungoo
| Thinkhaya III သင်္ခယာ |
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|---|---|
| King of Toungoo | |
| Reign | 1426–1435 |
| Predecessor | himself (as governor) |
| Successor | Uzana |
| Minister | Myat Hla |
| Governor of Toungoo | |
| Reign | 1420–1426 |
| Predecessor | Pantaung |
| Successor | himself (as king) |
| Monarch |
Minkhaung I (1420–22) Thihathu (1422–25) Min Hla (1425) Min Nyo (1425–26) |
| Born | 1370s Mindon? Ava Kingdom |
| Died | 1435 Toungoo (Taungoo) |
| Issue | unnamed daughter Saw Min Aung Saw Oo |
| Father | Letwe U-Shaung-Hlwe of Mindon |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Saw Lu Thinkhaya (Burmese: စောလူး သင်္ခယာ, pronounced [sɔ́ lú θɪ̀ɴkʰəjà]; c. 1370s–1435) was the ruler of Toungoo from 1420 to 1435. He was first appointed governor of the frontier vassal state by King Minkhaung I of Ava in 1420. Following the succession crises at Ava, Thinkhaya declared independence in 1426. He seized up to Yamethin in 1428–29, and in an alliance with King Binnya Ran I of Hanthawaddy Pegu attempted to pick off Prome (Pyay) in 1430–31. But after Ava and Pegu separately reached a truce, Thinkhaya retreated to his home region, and may have lost control of the Yamethin region by 1434. Less than a year after his death in 1435, Toungoo became a vassal of Hanthawaddy.
He was born Saw Lu, son of Gov. Letwe U-Shaung-Lwe of Mindon. He was likely born in the 1370s. He had at least one younger brother, who later became known as Gov. Nawrahta of Paungde and Tharrawaddy.
In 1420, King Minkhaung I of Ava (Inwa) appointed him governor of Toungoo (Taungoo), with the title of Thinkhaya. The king had been looking for a loyal and able governor for the restive region bordering the Hanthawaddy Kingdom (Pegu) with which Ava had been in a long drawn out war since 1385. At Toungoo, the new governor quickly brought law and order to the lawless region, with the help of his right-hand man Myat Hla, whom he appointed the chief magistrate of the region. He also patronized the Buddhist clergy, appointing the abbot of the Maha Wun monastery to be the chief abbot of the region. Four years into his term, Thinkhaya had completely turned around the region, bringing a degree of peace and prosperity.
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