ung ▁getting ▁and ▁keeping ▁the ▁throne . ▁But ▁Ph y u ▁was ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁increasing ly ▁more ▁important ▁roles . ▁The ▁main ▁chron icles ▁say ▁Ph y u , ▁sty led ▁as ▁Min ye ▁Ky aws wa , ▁was ▁given ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁A rak an ▁campaign ▁before ▁he ▁turned ▁ 1 2 ▁( ▁late ▁ 1 4 0 2 ▁to ▁early ▁ 1 4 0 3 ). ▁However , ▁the ▁A rak an ▁invasion ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 4 0 6 ; ▁if ▁he ▁did ▁begin ▁military ▁service ▁before ▁turning ▁ 1 2 ▁as ▁the ▁chron icles ▁say , ▁then ▁it ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Raz ad ar it ' s ▁invasion — i . e . ▁ ▁late ▁ 1 4 0 2 . ▁ ▁Though ▁he ▁may ▁have ▁also ▁taken ▁part ▁in ▁his ▁father ' s ▁ 1 4 0 4 – 1 4 0 6 ▁ac quisition ▁sp ree ▁that ▁pulled ▁the ▁near er ▁Sh an ▁states ▁of ▁N ya ung sh we , ▁B ham o , ▁and ▁Moh ny in ▁into ▁A va ' s ▁orbit , ▁the ▁prince ' s ▁first ▁confirmed ▁campaign ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 4 0 6 . ▁That ▁year , ▁M ink ha ung ▁asked ▁his ▁el dest ▁son ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁army ▁to ▁ac quire ▁A rak an , ▁the ▁kingdom ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁coast ▁( present - day ▁R akh ine ▁State ), ▁separated ▁by ▁the ▁A rak an ▁Y oma ▁range . ▁In