Ava Kingdom
King Mingyi Nyo founded the First Taungoo Dynasty (1485–1599) at Taungoo far up the Sittaung River south of Inwa towards the end of the Ava Kingdom in 1510. After the conquest of Inwa by the Mohnyin-led Shan "sawbwas" in 1527, many Burmese-speakers migrated to Taungoo, which became a new centre.