Passage: The war began in late 1534 when a landlocked Toungoo led by Tabinshwehti and his deputy Bayinnaung, tried to break out of its increasingly narrow zone by launching a preemptive war against a weakly led Hanthawaddy. In the beginning, Toungoo's maneuvers amounted to a mere raids of Hanthawaddy territory, and its initial dry-season raids in 1534-1535, 1535-1536, and 1536-1537 all failed against Pegu's fortified defenses aided by foreign mercenaries and firearms. In each campaign, Toungoo armies had only 6000 to 7000 men, a few hundred cavalry and a few dozen war elephants and did not yet have access to foreign troops and firearms. Unlike his father Binnya Ran II, King Takayutpi of Hanthawaddy could not organize any retaliatory action. His nominal subordinates in the Irrawaddy delta and Martaban did not send any help. Nonetheless, Pegu's defenses led by two leading ministers of the court, Binnya Law and Binnya Kyan withstood the raids.
Did the Toungoo armies have more cavalry or more war elephants? How many dry-season raids took place against Pegu? How many dry-season raids were there? How many of Toungoo's raids, or campaigns, were there in the 1530's? How many times did Toungoo launch raids? How many times did Toungoo's raids succeed against Pegu? How many years did Toungoo's dry-season raids last? How many years did the initial dry-season raids last? King Takayutpi could not get help from subordinates in how many areas? The initial dry-season raids were done where? What geographical description of the Toungoo land is given to partially explain why the Toungoo may have gone on the offensive? What happened first: preemptive war launched under Hanthawaddy or Binnya Law and Kyan withstood the raids? What happened second: preemptive war launched under Hanthawaddy or Binnya Law and Kyan withstood the raids? What person's subordinates in the Irrawaddy delta and Martaban did not send any help? What term is used to describe the gunpowder-based weaponry that Tungoo was missing? What was there more of, cavalry or war elephants? What was there more of, men or cavalry? Where were the failed dry-season raids? Which did Toungoo have less of, cavalry or war elephants? Which group had access to firearms? Which year was the first year Toungoo launched a raid, 1534, 1535, 1536 or 1537? Who was born first: Binnya Ran or King Takayutpi of Hanthawaddy? Who was born second: Binnya Ran or King Takayutpi of Hanthawaddy?