▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁D ala ▁The ▁Han th aw addy ▁command ▁had ▁planned ▁to ▁fight ▁on ▁the ▁ast ro log ically ▁chosen ▁date ▁of ▁Wed nes day , ▁ 4 th ▁w ax ing ▁of ▁Late ▁Tag u ▁ 7 7 6 ▁ME ▁( W ed nes day , ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 4 1 5 ). ▁That ▁day , ▁Han th aw addy ▁forces ▁led ▁by ▁three ▁sons ▁of ▁Raz ad ar it — B in ny a ▁D ham mar aza , ▁Bin ny a ▁Ran ▁I ▁and ▁Bin ny a ▁K yan — appro ached ▁modern ▁D ala – Tw ante . ▁Min ye ▁Ky aws wa ▁pulled ▁back ▁from ▁his ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Sy ri am ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁enemy ▁forces . ▁His ▁brother ▁Min ▁N yo ▁was ▁his ▁deput y . ▁Min ye ▁Ky aws wa ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁his ▁favorite ▁ele ph ant ▁N ga ▁Ch it ▁K ha ing ▁led ▁the ▁charge . ▁He ▁broke ▁through ▁several ▁enemy ▁lines ▁but ▁was ▁soon ▁surrounded . ▁His ▁ele ph ant , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁sever ely ▁wounded , ▁fl ung ▁him ▁off . ▁Though ▁heavily ▁wounded , ▁the ▁crown ▁prince ▁of ▁A va ▁refused ▁treatment , ▁and ▁died ▁shortly ▁after . ▁He ▁was ▁ 2 4 . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁Raz ad ar it ▁gave ▁Min ye ▁Ky aws wa ▁a ▁bur ial ▁with ▁full ▁royal ▁hon ors ▁and ▁r ites . ▁M ink ha ung ▁immediately ▁came ▁down ▁with ▁an ▁army , ▁and