z ana ▁II , ▁and ▁declared ▁himself ▁king ▁of ▁Pin ya ▁while ▁raising ▁S aw ▁Om ma ▁of ▁Pin ya , ▁the ▁chief ▁queen ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁three ▁Pin ya ▁k ings , ▁as ▁his ▁chief ▁cons ort . ▁ ▁Despite ▁his ▁pro clam ation , ▁the ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁still ▁had ▁no ▁control ▁over ▁Pin ya ' s ▁southern ▁v ass als . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁how ▁much ▁control ▁he ▁had ▁over ▁S aga ing ' s ▁v ass als ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁either . ▁Indeed , ▁his ▁first ▁priority ▁was ▁to ▁defend ▁his ▁real m ▁as ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁annual ▁dry - season ▁ra ids ▁from ▁the ▁north ▁still ▁lo omed . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁six ▁months , ▁he ▁fe ver ish ly ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁cit adel ▁at ▁a ▁more ▁strateg ic ▁location ▁at ▁the ▁confl u ence ▁of ▁the ▁Ir raw addy ▁and ▁the ▁My it n ge . ▁It ▁was ▁directly ▁across ▁the ▁Ir raw addy ▁from ▁S aga ing , ▁roughly ▁between ▁S aga ing ▁and ▁Pin ya ▁and ▁right ▁by ▁the ▁all ▁important ▁Ky au k se ▁gran ary . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁very ▁site ▁that ▁his ▁great ▁grand father ▁Th ih ath u ▁initially ▁had ▁wanted ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁capital ▁before ▁choosing ▁to ▁build ▁at ▁Pin ya ▁in ▁ 1 3 1 3 . ▁He ▁dra ined ▁the ▁sw amps ▁around ▁the ▁site , ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁fort ified ▁capital . ▁He ▁also ▁gained ▁a ▁much ▁needed ▁resp