1 0 ▁were ▁sound ly ▁defeated ▁by ▁Raz ad ar it . ▁In ▁ 1 4 0 8 , ▁Han th aw addy ▁forces ▁captured ▁Queen ▁Mi - N au k , ▁and ▁Raz ad ar it ▁raised ▁her ▁as ▁his ▁queen . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁two ▁dis astr ous ▁defe ats , ▁Min ye ▁Ky aws wa ▁asked ▁for , ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁from ▁a ▁de ject ed ▁M ink ha ung . ▁Until ▁this ▁point , ▁the ▁crown ▁prince ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁act ively ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁war . ▁His ▁responsibility ▁had ▁been ▁to ▁guard ▁A va ▁while ▁his ▁father ▁campaign ed ▁in ▁the ▁south . ▁He ▁was ▁now ▁totally ▁obs essed ▁with ▁taking ▁on ▁Raz ad ar it , ▁who ▁had ▁taken ▁both ▁his ▁sister ▁and ▁mother . ▁ ▁Commander - in - ch ief ▁Between ▁ 1 4 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 4 1 5 , ▁Min ye ▁Ky aws wa ▁would ▁bring ▁war ▁to ▁all ▁of ▁A va ' s ▁enemies ▁with ▁increased ▁vig or . ▁He ▁nearly ▁succeeded ▁in ▁defe ating ▁P egu , ▁and ▁A va ▁would ▁not ▁see ▁a ▁similar ▁degree ▁of ▁military ▁success ▁again . ▁ ▁Ir raw addy ▁delta ▁( 1 4 1 0 – 1 4 1 1 ) ▁His ▁first ▁change ▁as ▁commander - in - ch ief ▁was ▁to ▁alter ▁A va ' s ▁usual ▁battle ▁plan . ▁Instead ▁of ▁directly ▁attack ing ▁the ▁well - def ended ▁P egu ▁capital ▁region , ▁he ▁would