# Thohanbwa

> Thohanbwa was king of Ava from 1527 to 1542. The eldest son of Sawlon of Mohnyin was a commander who actively participated in Mohnyin's numerous raids of Ava's territories in the first quarter of 16th century. In March 1527, the ethnically Shan king was appointed king of Ava by Sawlon after the Mohnyin-led confederation of Shan States defeated Ava in 1527. After Sawlon was assassinated in 1533, Thohanbwa became the undisputed king of Ava as well as chief of Mohnyin. However, he was not immediately accepted by other chiefs as the leader of the confederation.

*King of Ava*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Myanmar
- **Born:** 1505
- **Died:** 1542-05-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Thohanbwa was king of Ava from 1527 to 1542. The eldest son of Sawlon of Mohnyin was a commander who actively participated in Mohnyin's numerous raids of Ava's territories in the first quarter of 16th century. In March 1527, the ethnically Shan king was appointed king of Ava by Sawlon after the Mohnyin-led confederation of Shan States defeated Ava in 1527. After Sawlon was assassinated in 1533, Thohanbwa became the undisputed king of Ava as well as chief of Mohnyin. However, he was not immediately accepted by other chiefs as the leader of the confederation.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 37.0

## Sources
- [Thohanbwa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thohanbwa)
- [Thohanbwa](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thohanbwa)
- [Тоханбва](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B1%D0%B2%D0%B0)
- [พระเจ้าโตฮาน-บว่า](https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%88%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%AE%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%99-%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2)
- [သိုဟန်ဘွား](https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%9E%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%9F%E1%80%94%E1%80%BA%E1%80%98%E1%80%BD%E1%80%AC%E1%80%B8)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3524796)

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