Nawrahta Minsaw


Nawrahta Minsaw was king of Lan Na from 1579 to 160708, and the first Burmeseborn vassal king of Lan Na. He was also an accomplished poet.

The future ruler of Lan Na was born Min Tha Sit in 155152. His parents were King Bayinnaung of Toungoo and Htwe Hla, then a minor queen. His mother descended from the Ava royal line, and was a niece of King Narapati II of Ava. He had two younger full siblings Yaza Datu Kalaya and Thiri Thudhamma Yaza. The three children grew up at the Kanbawzathadi Palace in Pegu, and they officially became part of the most senior royalty in March 1563 when their mother was elevated to the kings third principal queen with the style of Yaza Dewi.

Source: Wikipedia