▁ra iding ▁the ▁Ky au k se ▁region . ▁Real izing ▁that ▁T ou ng oo ▁was ▁not ▁about ▁to ▁reun ify ▁Central ▁Bur ma , ▁Th ado ▁Min by a ▁march ed ▁to ▁N gan weg on ▁( present - day ▁Py in mana – N ay py id aw ), ▁a ▁v ass al ▁state ▁of ▁T ou ng oo , ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁dry ▁season ▁of ▁ 1 3 6 5 – 6 6 . ▁When ▁the ▁army ▁finally ▁took ▁the ▁town , ▁he ▁killed ▁Bay a ▁Ky aw th u ▁himself , ▁and ▁a te ▁a ▁me al ▁on ▁the ▁cor pse ' s ▁ch est — an ▁act ▁that ▁hor r ified ▁even ▁his ▁most ▁season ed ▁staff . ▁ ▁Non eth eless , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁in va de ▁further ▁south ▁towards ▁T ou ng oo . ▁The ▁ever ▁present ▁threat ▁of ▁M aw ▁Sh an ▁ra ids ▁from ▁the ▁north ▁fact ored ▁into ▁his ▁strategy . ▁He ▁needed ▁to ▁keep ▁his ▁dry ▁season ▁campaign s ▁short . ▁( M aw ▁ra ids ▁into ▁deep ▁Central ▁Bur ma ▁would ▁continue ▁until ▁ 1 3 6 8 .) ▁In ▁the ▁dry ▁season ▁of ▁ 1 3 6 6 – 6 7 , ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁pick ▁off ▁Ta ung d win , ▁west ▁of ▁his ▁newly ▁acquired ▁territory ▁of ▁N gan weg on . ▁The ▁con quest ▁of ▁Ta ung d win ▁would ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁isol ate ▁S agu ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁fort ify