Binnya Kyan

Binnya Kyan
ဗညားကျန်း
King of Hanthawaddy
Reign30 May 1451 – c. June 1453
PredecessorBinnya Waru
SuccessorLeik Munhtaw
Bornc. 1420
Diedc. June 1453
Pegu
FatherBinnya Dhammaraza
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Binnya Kyan (Burmese: ဗညားကျန်း, pronounced [bəɲá dʑáɰ̃]; c. 1420–1453) was the 13th king of the Hanthawaddy Pegu Kingdom in Burma from 1451 to 1453. Binnya Kyan, son of King Binnya Dhammaraza, came to power after assassinating his cousin King Binnya Waru in 1451. One notable project of his reign was the raising of the height of Shwedagon Pagoda to 92 metres (302 ft) from 20 metres (66 ft). The king himself was murdered in 1453 by his first cousin Leik Munhtaw who seized the throne. Despite his raising of the height of the Shwedagon, the king murdered so many of his rivals that by the time he himself was murdered, his killer, first cousin Leik Munhtaw was the last living male descendant of King Razadarit.

Historiography

Various Burmese chronicles do not agree on the key dates of the king's life.

Chronicles Birth–Death Age Reign Length of reign Reference
Maha Yazawin not reported not reported June 1450 – 1451/52
and
1450/51–1453/54
1
and
3
Slapat Rajawan c. 1436–1463/64 27 1459/60–1463/64 3
Hmannan Yazawin not reported not reported June 1450 – 1452/53
and
1450/51–1453/54
2
and
3
Mon Yazawin (Shwe Naw) 27 3



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