ng oo ▁( 3 5 0   km ▁sout heast ) ▁and ▁P rome ▁( 4 0 0   km ▁south ) ▁all ▁remained ▁de ▁fact o ▁or ▁de ▁j ure ▁independent . ▁( T ou ng oo ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁revol t ▁since ▁ 1 3 5 8 .) ▁However , ▁he ▁did ▁have ▁some ▁advantages : ▁he ▁controlled ▁Ky au k se ▁and ▁Mu ▁regions , ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁main ▁gran aries ▁of ▁Upper ▁Bur ma ; ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁key ▁experienced ▁leaders ▁like ▁G ov . ▁Th il awa ▁of ▁Yam eth in ▁and ▁G ov . ▁S wa ▁S aw ▁Ke ▁of ▁Amy int . ▁ ▁His ▁reun ification ▁campaign ▁began ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ra iny ▁season ▁of ▁ 1 3 6 5 . ▁His ▁decision ▁was ▁likely ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁dry ▁season ▁ra ids ▁by ▁the ▁M aw ▁Sh ans . ▁His ▁target ▁was ▁S agu , ▁capital ▁of ▁Min bu ▁District , ▁the ▁third ▁key ▁gran ary ▁of ▁Upper ▁Bur ma . ▁En ▁route ▁to ▁S agu , ▁he ▁took ▁P agan , ▁the ▁former ▁royal ▁capital , ▁without ▁a ▁fight , ▁by ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 1 3 6 5 . ▁But ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁take ▁a ▁heavily ▁fort ified ▁S agu ▁despite ▁his ▁repeated ▁attempts . ▁He ▁finally ▁had ▁to ▁retre at ▁as ▁he ▁received ▁news ▁that ▁a ▁T ou ng oo ▁army ▁led ▁by ▁Bay a ▁Ky aw th u ▁of ▁N gan weg on ▁was