Thray Waduna of Pinya

Thray Waduna was governor of Pinya in the late 14th and perhaps early 15th centuries. He participated in the Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1385–1391). He is considered a possible patrilineal ancestor of King Mingyi Nyo, the founder of the Toungoo Dynasty.

Ancestry and descendants

The royal chronicles provide conflicting accounts of Thray Waduna's ancestry and descendants.

The Maha Yazawin chronicle says that Thray Waduna was a son of Thettawshay, who in turn was a son of Shwe Nan Shin of Myinsaing. The chronicle identifies King Mingyi Nyo as Thray Waduna's two times great-grandson.
The Yazawin Thit chronicle does not identify Thray Waduna as an ancestor of Mingyi Nyo. It maintains that Thettawshay was an ancestor of Mingyi Nyo but argues that he was Shwe Nan Shin's son-in-law, not his son. The chronicle names Thettawshay's father as Min Letwe of Sikyay.
The Hmannan Yazawin chronicle accepts most of the Yazawin Thit's corrections but names another wife of Thettawshay as Mingyi Nyo's ancestor.

Historians recognize the discrepancies with the various chronicle narratives. Historian Sein Lwin Lay's 1968 analysis on the ancestry of kings Mingyi Nyo and Tabinshwehti lists Thray Waduna as a patrilineal ancestor. The editors of the 2012 edition of the Yazawin Thit chronicle also reviewed the sources but offered no definitive conclusion.

Military service

The following is a list of campaigns the governor participated in according to the royal chronicles.

Campaign	Duration	Troops commanded	Notes
Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1385–1391)	1385–1386	1 regiment	Served in the 2nd Army under the command of Prince Min Swe
Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1385–1391)	1386–1387	1 regiment	Commanded one of the two vanguard regiments that captured Hmawbi before being driven back a few months later
Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1385–1391)	1390–1391	1 regiment	Part of the invasion army led by Crown Prince Tarabya that invaded the Sittaung front