629:(Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2003: 53–54), (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 263) and (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 49–50): Furious and embarrassed by the assassination attempt, Minkhaung asked his grandson if he had ordered the assassination. When Minye Kyawhtin replied that he had not, the king sent the servant to Awa Naing. Inside the city, Awa Naing questioned the servant as to why; the servant replied that he wanted to avenge for Minye Kyawswa's death. Awa Naing respected the servant's bravery and authenticity, and spared his life.
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broke through the vanguard forces, forcing
Razadarit himself to retreat. Awa Naing however saw that the crown prince had advanced too far ahead of his supporting troops, and ordered his troops to engage the crown prince. Awa Naing's troops subsequently managed to take down both the crown prince and his exhausted elephant. Minye Kyawswa died shortly after.
387:(Thanlyin). The campaign was not only the last campaign during the reigns of kings Razadarit and Minkhaung but also the last mention of Awa Naing in the chronicles. His name is conspicuously absent from the chronicles' list of figures who took part in the succession crisis, following Razadarit's sudden death in 1421. While Prince
370:(Pathein) where Awa Naing had been reassigned to. But with the rainy season fast approaching, Minkhaung asked for a meeting with Awa Naing, who accepted. However, the meeting did not take place as Awa Naing came under an unauthorized assassination attempt as he came out of the gate. A servant of Prince
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himself leading the charge. Razadarit fielded a sizable force to meet the enemy. Awa Naing's small regiment (300 or 500 troops) marched close to
Razadarit's main army and behind three vanguard regiments led by the king's three sons. The battle came to him. Minye Kyawswa on his favorite war elephant
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Awa Naing is best known for the battle of Dala that culminated in March 1415. He had led the defense of the city since the start of Ava's dry season offensive in late 1414; indeed, his defenses were teetering on the brink of collapse until
Hanthawaddy relief forces broke the siege in early March.
374:, eldest son of the late Minye Kyawswa, threw a spear at Awa Naing but it fell short. A furious and embarrassed Minkhaung sent the servant to Awa Naing, who ultimately spared the servant's life. The king of Ava later sent presents to Awa Naing, and withdrew his forces from the delta altogether.
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Kyawswa's death ended what turned out to be Ava's most serious threat to Pegu and the height of the war. The war did continue listlessly for the next few years. Awa Naing again proved his defensive prowess in the 1417–1418 dry season when he successfully defended
568:"Awa Naing" was a title, meaning "Victory over Ava". It was not the only aspirational title given by Razadarit. Per (Pan Hla 2005: 205): the invasion force also included another commander with the title "Awa Mingyi" (အဝ မင်းကြီး, lit. "Great Lord of Ava").
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Hanthawaddy armed forces that invaded the Ava Kingdom in 1401. He later received the title of "Awa Mingyi" (အဝ မင်းကြီး, lit. "Great Lord of Ava") in 1408 for his success in disrupting Ava's supply lines.
583:(Pan Hla 2005: 253), Byat Za, Dein, Awa Naing, Zeik-Bye were the ones Razadarit consulted in 1408. Per (Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 336), the ranking was: (1) Byat Za, (2) Dein, (3) Zeik-Bye, (4) Awa Naing.
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The following is a list of military campaigns in which Smin Awa Naing, Awa Mingyi or Min Thiri is explicitly mentioned as a commander in the royal chronicles. All of the campaigns were part of the
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