The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.s3.53

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Thihathura was succeeded by his son Minhkaung (1481–1502), who, hearing that Bimbisara, the king of Buddha’s period, had raised his son to the throne as joint king, decided to follow the precedent, gave his son the white umbrella, and shared the throne with him. He was continually attacked by Hanthawaddy and Prome in the south, and by the Shāns above Shwebo in the north. When his vassal of Toungoo was assassinated, he recognised the assassin as king, sending him the white umbrella, an act which the 1829 chroniclers¹ cite as an instance of statesmanship.