page_title: Binnya Kyan of Martaban
section_title: Battle of Dala (1414–1415)
hierarchical_section_title: Binnya Kyan of Martaban / Prince of Dala / Battle of Dala (1414–1415)
caption_attribution_description: Min Kyawzwa nat (spirit), 32nd in the official pantheon of Burmese nats
context_page_description: Binnya Kyan was viceroy of Martaban from 1422 to 1442/43. A son of King Razadarit, Kyan was also governor of Dala from 1414 to 1422, with the title of Binnya Dala.
  The prince fought in the Forty Years' War against the northern Ava Kingdom between 1413 and 1418. However, after his father's death in 1421, he sought Ava's assistance during the subsequent power struggle with his elder brothers Binnya Dhammaraza and Binnya Ran. He quickly soured on the plundering Ava forces, reached a power sharing deal with his brothers, and drove back the invaders. He subsequently became viceroy of the province of Martaban where he exercised considerable autonomy. He died in 1442 and was succeeded by his sister.
context_section_description: Kyan was a key figure in one of the most famous battles in Burmese military history. By December, Minye Kyawswa's forces had overcome fierce Hanthawaddy stands at Khebaung, Bassein and Myaungmya, and conquered the entire western delta province. Ava forces then invaded the central Pegu province, laying siege to Dala, Syriam and Dagon. The crown prince himself led the siege of Dala. Kyan withstood the siege but by early February the town was starving. Razadarit sent Commander Emundaya to inform the town's defenses that help was on the way, and to hold on for a few more weeks.
  For Kyan and his general Awa Naing, the help could not come soon enough. The Pegu command finally settled on a battle plan on 22 February 1415, and the armies led by Razadarit himself left for Dala only on 2 March 1415. A few days later, while Minye Kyawswa at the Syriam front, the Hanthawaddy army broke the siege of Dala. This set up the famous battle outside Dala. On 13 March 1415, Ava forces returned with Minye Kyawswa himself leading the charge on his favorite war elephant. Razadarit fielded a sizable army to meet the enemy. Kyan and his two elder brothers each led a vanguard regiment. The brothers could not stop Minye Kyawswa, who broke through the lines. However, the crown prince of Ava was mortally wounded while fighting Gen. Awa Naing's regiment. Ava forces remained in the vicinity for a few more months. Kyan himself was almost captured by the enemy at the outskirts of Dala but he managed to escape on horseback.
caption: Minye Kyawswa represented as the Min Kyawzwa nat
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