The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c23.s3.1
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c23.s3.1
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v4.c23.s3.1
The Shan migration, lasting two centuries, had now ended, leaving Burma split into chieftainships. Tabinshwehti² set himself to revive the overlordship. Toungoo was thronged with refugees, so that he had no lack of men; he was in control of Kyaukse, the richest area in upper Burma and the key to Ava; and, to crown all, his opponents were Shans, a race which could not unite.