▁while ▁Pin ya ▁ruled ▁south ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁ar tery . ▁The ▁two ▁states ▁were ▁never ▁too ▁strong ▁to ▁begin ▁with ▁but ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 3 5 9 , ▁they ▁began ▁to ▁face ▁a ▁serious ▁exist ential ▁threat ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁massive ▁ra ids ▁from ▁the ▁northern ▁Sh an ▁State ▁of ▁M aw . ▁In ▁response , ▁King ▁Th ih ap ate ▁appointed ▁his ▁ 1 5 - year - old ▁steps on ▁governor ▁of ▁T aga ung , ▁the ▁northern most ▁territory , ▁ 2 0 0   km ▁north ▁of ▁S aga ing , ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Th ado ▁Min by a . ▁The ▁king ▁reason ed ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁suitable ▁appointment ▁as ▁Th ado ▁Min by a ' s ▁father ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁her edit ary ▁r uler ▁of ▁the ▁g arrison ▁town . ▁ ▁Governor ▁of ▁T aga ung ▁At ▁T aga ung , ▁the ▁te en age ▁prince ▁could ▁do ▁little ▁to ▁stem ▁the ▁ra ids . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁contemporary ▁ins cription , ▁the ▁ra iders ▁pen etr ated ▁as ▁far ▁south ▁as ▁Pin ya ▁in ▁ 1 3 6 2 – 6 3 . ▁They ▁came ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁dry ▁season , ▁this ▁time ▁determined ▁to ▁take ▁both ▁T aga ung ▁and ▁S aga ing . ▁It ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁agreement ▁between ▁the ▁M aw ▁saw b wa ▁Th o - Ch i - B wa ▁and ▁King ▁Nar ath u ▁of ▁Pin ya ▁to ▁joint ly ▁dis