▁foundation ▁for ▁the ▁reun ification ▁of ▁Central ▁Bur ma , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁split ▁into ▁Pin ya ▁and ▁S aga ing ▁kingdom s ▁since ▁ 1 3 1 5 . ▁He ▁also ▁founded ▁the ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁A va ▁( In wa ) ▁in ▁ 1 3 6 5 , ▁which ▁would ▁remain ▁the ▁country ' s ▁capital ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁five ▁centuries . ▁The ▁young ▁king ▁restored ▁order ▁in ▁central ▁Bur ma , ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁stamp ▁out ▁cor rupt ▁Buddh ist ▁cler gy . ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁small po x ▁while ▁on ▁a ▁southern ▁military ▁expedition ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 3 6 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 1 - year - old ▁king ▁left ▁no ▁he irs . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁brother - in - law ▁S wa ▁S aw ▁Ke . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Th ado ▁Min by a ▁was ▁born ▁Rah ula ▁to ▁Princess ▁So e ▁Min ▁K od aw gy i ▁of ▁S aga ing ▁and ▁Vic ero y ▁Th ado ▁H sin h te in ▁of ▁T aga ung ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 5 . ▁From ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁side , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁grand son ▁of ▁King ▁S aw ▁Y un , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁S aga ing ▁Kingdom , ▁and ▁nep hew ▁of ▁then ▁reign ing ▁king ▁Ky as wa ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁great ▁grand son ▁of ▁King ▁Th ih ath u ▁of ▁Pin ya ▁and ▁King ▁Ky aws wa ▁of ▁P agan . ▁From ▁his