▁Min by a ▁had ▁escaped ▁and ▁was ▁waiting ▁for ▁his ▁step father . ▁The ▁prince ▁had ▁the ▁king ▁executed , ▁and ▁declared ▁himself ▁king , ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 3 6 4 . ▁ ▁Re ign ▁ ▁Found ing ▁of ▁A va ▁Th ado ▁Min by a ▁was ▁a ▁mere ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁several ▁" k ings " ▁who ▁had ▁declared ▁themselves ▁independent ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁dev ast ating ▁invasion . ▁The ▁M aw ▁forces ▁had ▁lo oted ▁and ▁pill aged ▁central ▁Bur ma ▁but ▁returned ▁as ▁the ▁ra iny ▁season ▁arrived , ▁carrying ▁off ▁King ▁Nar ath u ▁of ▁Pin ya ▁and ▁leaving ▁central ▁Bur ma ▁in ▁a ▁power ▁vac u um . ▁Pin ya ' s ▁new ▁r uler ▁U z ana ▁II ▁had ▁little ▁control ▁beyond ▁the ▁capital ; ▁Pin ya ' s ▁southern ▁v ass als — P agan , ▁S agu , ▁Ta ung d win , ▁P rome ▁and ▁T ou ng oo — w ere ▁in ▁open ▁revol t . ▁Over ▁at ▁S aga ing , ▁Th ado ▁Min by a ▁managed ▁to ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁S aga ing ▁court , ▁and ▁re ass emble d ▁S aga ing ' s ▁military ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁months . ▁His ▁cross - river ▁rival ▁U z ana ▁II ▁could ▁not ▁do ▁the ▁same . ▁In ▁August / Se ptember , ▁he ▁crossed ▁the ▁Ir raw addy ▁with ▁a ▁s izable ▁force , ▁and ▁seized ▁Pin ya . ▁He ▁ordered ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁U