Ava Kingdom (Military Occupation)

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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by the Kingdom of Ava that are not part of a specific military territory.

Establishment

January 1415: Ava king Minye Kyawswa defeated Hanthawaddy ruler Theinni and his Chinese allies in 1412. He invaded the Hanthawaddy country in full force in 1414, and conquered the Irrawaddy delta in 1415, forcing Razadarit to flee Pegu for Martaban.
April 1415: Ava crown prince Minye Kyawswa was killed in battle in March 1415. The Ava Army left the Irrawaddy delta.

Chronology

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1. Forty Years´ War

Was a military war fought between the Burmese-speaking Kingdom of Ava and the Mon-speaking Kingdom of Hanthawaddy.

January 1415: Ava king Minye Kyawswa defeated Hanthawaddy ruler Theinni and his Chinese allies in 1412. He invaded the Hanthawaddy country in full force in 1414, and conquered the Irrawaddy delta in 1415, forcing Razadarit to flee Pegu for Martaban.
April 1415: Ava crown prince Minye Kyawswa was killed in battle in March 1415. The Ava Army left the Irrawaddy delta.

Was a military conflict that took place in present-day Lower and Central Burma (Myanmar) between the Toungoo Dynasty, and the Ava-led Confederation of Shan States, Hanthawaddy Pegu, and Arakan (Mrauk-U).

2.1. Ava Offensive (1544)

Was a military offensive by the Ava Kingdom against the Toungoo Kingdom.

January 1544: Battle of Prome.
February 1544: Late January-early February 1544, the Confederation command, led by King Tabinshwehti of the Kingdom of Toungoo, decided to retreat from Prome. The Confederation was a military alliance of various Burmese states fighting against the Mon people.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 1555: In January 1555, King Bayinnaung of Taungoo, a powerful ruler in Southeast Asia, conquered Ava, which was the capital of the Kingdom of Ava. This marked the end of Ava's status as the capital of Upper Burma for almost 200 years.

Disestablishment

January 1555: In January 1555, King Bayinnaung of Taungoo, a powerful ruler in Southeast Asia, conquered Ava, which was the capital of the Kingdom of Ava. This marked the end of Ava's status as the capital of Upper Burma for almost 200 years.