Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Thihathu (Burmese: သီဟသူ, pronounced: [θìha̰θù]; 1265–1325) was a co-founder of Myinsaing Kingdom, and the founder of the Pinya Kingdom in today's central Burma (Myanmar). A former commander in Pagan Empire's military, Thihathu was the youngest and most ambitious of the Three Shan Brothers that founded Myinsaing Kingdom, which filled the void in central Burma following the collapse of Pagan's authority in 1287. In October 1309, Thihathu, not satisfied with his co-regent status, declared himself king. In April 1310, he took over as the sole king of central Burma by killing his eldest brother Athinhkaya. (His middle brother Yazathingyan had died of natural causes c. 1302.) He moved the capital to Pinya in February 1313.His decision to appoint Uzana I, son of the fallen king Kyawswa, as crown prince caused his eldest son, Sawyun to set up a rival kingdom at Sagaing in 1315. Although Sawyun nominally remained loyal to his father and ruled as viceroy of Sagaing, after Thihathu's death in 1325, the two houses of Myinsaing officially became rival kingdoms in central Burma.. }
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- Thihathu abstract "Thihathu (Burmese: သီဟသူ, pronounced: [θìha̰θù]; 1265–1325) was a co-founder of Myinsaing Kingdom, and the founder of the Pinya Kingdom in today's central Burma (Myanmar). A former commander in Pagan Empire's military, Thihathu was the youngest and most ambitious of the Three Shan Brothers that founded Myinsaing Kingdom, which filled the void in central Burma following the collapse of Pagan's authority in 1287. In October 1309, Thihathu, not satisfied with his co-regent status, declared himself king. In April 1310, he took over as the sole king of central Burma by killing his eldest brother Athinhkaya. (His middle brother Yazathingyan had died of natural causes c. 1302.) He moved the capital to Pinya in February 1313.His decision to appoint Uzana I, son of the fallen king Kyawswa, as crown prince caused his eldest son, Sawyun to set up a rival kingdom at Sagaing in 1315. Although Sawyun nominally remained loyal to his father and ruled as viceroy of Sagaing, after Thihathu's death in 1325, the two houses of Myinsaing officially became rival kingdoms in central Burma.".