[2] A popular folk story of King Min Hti recounts when he ordered a new palace to be built and serves as an example of his stern judiciousness.

A few days later the king observed the spot on the palace door and angrily ordered his ministers to find the offender and see that he was punished.

Min Hti was hidden in a village near the upstream of Yoe Chaung or Yoe River nearby Awmara and Lawmara Mountains Ranges: the place where located between modern day Ponnagyun Township and Kyauttaw Township Rakhine State, where he lived and grew up until he ascended to the throne at the age of Seven or Nine years old.

[4] Min Hti ascended to the throne by acclamation of his father's legacy in 1279, after the usurper Sithabin I was deposed and executed by his ministers.

In subsequent years, Min Hti's dominions would be attacked by various groups, including the Shans, the Talaing, the Burmese, and the Thet tribe in the north.

In response to various attacks, the king went to Mahamuni Temple, and, depositing his rosary before the idol, vowed to rid of the country of its enemies.

The viceroy had gained possession of a relic of Gotama brought from Ceylon, which he believed would help him become king, however the rebellion was ultimately stopped.

During the early years of his reign, as he was too young to make important political decisions, most were made by his mother, uncle, and a court of minor regents.

This type of philosophy was the defining characteristic of Min Hti's rule: he believed environmental factors contributed to the actions of others, and should not be disregarded when considering culpability.