The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c23.s3.81

v4.c23.s3.81

Thalun (1629–48) reigned with the help of his brother until the latter's death some years later. His coronation was scarcely over when Talaings rushed the palace; they were driven out, fled to Moulmein, and held it for some time before they migrated to Siam in large numbers. He moved the capital back to Āva and there it stayed. The Delta had lost its advantages now that the idea of attacking Ayuthia was dead, and Pegū ceased to be a seaport when, about 1600, the silting up of the river was complete. The proper site to move to was Syriam, but the court did not realise that the country's future lay on the sea coast (p. 513). The return to Āva signified the abandonment of Tabinshwehti's dream of a national kingship. The attempted union with the Talaings had failed, and the court relapsed into its tribal homeland, upper Burma.