Nawrahta of Salin

[note 3] He belonged to the branch of the royal family that held effective power in two out of the three provinces of the kingdom.

His father Laukpya and his elder paternal uncle Byattaba of Martaban (Mottama) raised a rebellion between 1364 and 1371, and reached an agreement with the king in Pegu that recognized their de facto independent rule of their respective provinces in 1371.

Kun and his brother in law Bya Kyin were the only two prominent members of Laukpya's extended family that managed to escape.

[note 4] His relationship with the reigning Ava royalty was cemented in 1413 when his son Myat Hla became a page of Crown Prince Minye Kyawswa.

The attempt came soon after Minye Kyawswa's death at Dala, and Nawrahta and Prince Min Nyo of Kale became acting chief commanders of the Ava forces in the theater.

He planned the 1417–1418 campaign to the south,[25] and served as the military governor of Bassein (Pathein) during Ava's brief occupation of the delta in 1422–1423.

After Thado drove Nyo out of Ava in May 1426, the new king made his eldest son einshei min (အိမ်ရှေ့မင်း, lit.

[31] Despite his participation, Nawrahta likely lost his office at Salin as well as his minister position at the Ava court since he is not mentioned in the chronicles again.

[32][33] The following is a list of military campaigns in which Nawrahta of Salin is explicitly mentioned as a commander in the royal chronicles.

Political map of Myanmar c. 1450. The map in the first half of the century was similar except in Arakan which was disorganized until 1429. The nearer Shan states in light yellow, including Mohnyin, Mogaung, Thibaw (Hsipaw/Onbaung) and Nyaungshwe (Yawnghwe), were sometime tributaries of Ava during the first half of the 15th century.