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Orders of battle for the Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1422–1423)

This is a list of orders of battle for the Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1422–1423).

Ava forces invaded the south two times in 1422 and 1422–1423.

Background edit

Sources edit

The orders of battles in this article are sourced from the main royal chronicles—the Maha Yazawin, the Yazawin Thit and the Hmannan Yazawin, which primarily narrate the war from the Ava side.[note 1]

Adjustment of strength figures edit

The military strength figures in this article have been reduced by an order of magnitude from those reported in the chronicles, following G.E. Harvey's and Victor Lieberman's analyses of Burmese chronicles' military strength figures in general.[note 2]

Hanthawaddy war of succession (1422) edit

Battle of Dala edit

Dagon–Ava edit

Dagon–Ava Order of Battle, early 1422
Unit Commander Strength[note 3] Reference(s)
Combined Strike Force Prince Binnya Kyan 2000+ troops, 20 war boats [note 4]
Dagon Regiment Binnya Kyan ?
1st Ava Regiment Zeyathingyan † 2000 troops, 20 war boats
2nd Ava Regiment Tuyin Ponnya

Hanthawaddy Pegu edit

Pegu Order of Battle, early 1422
Unit Commander Strength[note 3] Reference(s)
Dala Corps
  • Smin Maw-Khwin II  
  • Smin Pun-Si  
 2 regiments [1][3][2]

Ava invasion (1422–1423) edit

Battles of Irrawaddy delta and Dagon edit

Ava edit

Ava Order of Battle, 1422–1423
Unit Commander Strength[note 3] Reference(s)
1st Army Thado of Mohnyin 8 regiments (8000 troops, 500 cavalry, 30 elephants) [note 5]
Prome Regiment Min Maha of Prome
Taungdwin Regiment Thihapate III of Taungdwin
? Regiment Sithu
Salin Regiment Nawrahta of Salin
Nyaungyan Regiment Baya Kyawhtin of Nyaungyan
Pinle Regiment Thray Thinkhaya of Pinle
Sagaing Regiment Yazathingyan of Sagaing
Mohnyin Regiment Thado of Mohnyin
Navy Min Nyo of Kale 5 (or 6) regiments (6000 troops, 500 war boats, 200 armored war boats, 200 cargo boats) [note 6]
? Regiment Thray Nanthu
Singu Regiment Baya Gamani of Singu
? Regiment Baya Thingyan
Pagan Regiment Tarabya of Pagan
Kale Regiment Min Nyo of Kale

Hanthawaddy Western Division edit

Pegu Order of Battle, 1422–1423
Unit Commander Strength[note 3] Reference(s)
Western Division Prince Binnya Ran [4][5][6]
Khabaung Regiment
Bassein Regiment
Dala Regiment
Dagon Regiment Prince Binnya Ran

Notes edit

  1. ^ See (Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 57–59), (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 267–269), and (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 55–57).
  2. ^ See (Harvey 1925: 333–335)'s "Numerical Note". (Lieberman 2014: 98) writing on the First Toungoo period concurs: "Military mobilizations were probably more of a boast than a realistic estimate. Modern industrial states have difficulty placing 10% of their people under arms."
  3. ^ a b c d Unless otherwise stated, the military mobilization figures in this article are reduced by an order of magnitude from those reported in the royal chronicles, per G.E. Harvey's analysis in his History of Burma (1925) in the section Numerical Note (pp. 333–335).
  4. ^ Chronicles report:
    • Maha Yazawin and Hmannan: 10,000 troops, 200 war boats[1][2]
    • Yazawin Thit: 20,000 troops, 200 war boats[3]
  5. ^ Maha Yazawin, Yazawin Thit and Hmannan: 8 regiments (80,000 troops, 5000 cavalry, 300 elephants)[4][5][6]
  6. ^ Chronicles report:
    • Maha Yazawin, Hmannan: 5 regiments (60,000 troops, 500 war boats, 200 armored war boats, 200 cargo boats)[4][6]
    • Yazawin Thit: 6 regiments (60,000 troops, 500 war boats, 200 armored war boats, 200 cargo boats); the sixth regiment was commanded by King Thihathu himself.[5]
    • However, the Maha Yazawin and Hmannan chronicles say King Thihathu came down with a force only after the terms of the peace treaty were already agreed upon.[4][6]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 57
  2. ^ a b Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 55
  3. ^ a b Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 267
  4. ^ a b c d Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 58
  5. ^ a b c Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 268
  6. ^ a b c d Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 56

Bibliography edit

  • Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.
  • Kala, U (2006) [1724]. Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
  • Lieberman, Victor B. (2014) [1984]. Burmese Administrative Cycles: Anarchy and Conquest, c. 1580–1760. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-05407-X.
  • Maha Sithu (2012) [1798]. Myint Swe; Kyaw Win; Thein Hlaing (eds.). Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
  • Royal Historical Commission of Burma (2003) [1832]. Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3. Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
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