▁kingdom ▁was ▁the ▁successor ▁state ▁to ▁the ▁pet ty ▁kingdom s ▁of ▁My ins a ing , ▁Pin ya ▁and ▁S aga ing ▁that ▁had ▁ruled ▁central ▁Bur ma ▁since ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁P agan ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 3 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Like ▁the ▁small ▁kingdom s ▁that ▁preced ed ▁it , ▁A va ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁B amar ised ▁Sh an ▁k ings ▁who ▁claimed ▁descent ▁from ▁the ▁k ings ▁of ▁P agan . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁kingdom ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Th ado ▁Min by a ▁in ▁ 1 3 6 4 ▁following ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁S aga ing ▁and ▁Pin ya ▁Kingdom s ▁due ▁to ▁ra ids ▁by ▁the ▁Sh an ▁States ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁In ▁its ▁first ▁years ▁of ▁existence , ▁A va , ▁which ▁viewed ▁itself ▁as ▁the ▁right ful ▁successor ▁to ▁the ▁P agan ▁Kingdom , ▁tried ▁to ▁re ass emble ▁the ▁former ▁emp ire ▁by ▁w aging ▁constant ▁wars ▁against ▁the ▁Mon ▁Han th aw addy ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁the ▁Sh an ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁east , ▁and ▁R akh ine ▁State ▁in ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁While ▁it ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁hold ▁Ta ung oo ▁and ▁some ▁peri pher al ▁Sh an ▁States ▁( K al ay my o , ▁Moh ny in , ▁M oga ung ▁and ▁H s ip aw ) ▁within ▁its ▁fol d ▁at ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁its ▁power , ▁A va ▁failed ▁to ▁recon quer ▁the ▁rest . ▁The