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This is a list of orders of battle for the Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1422–1423).

Background

Sources

The orders of battles in this article are sourced from the main royal chronicles—the Maha Yazawin, the Yazawin Thit and the Hmannan Yazawin, which primarily narrate the war from the Ava side.

Adjustment of strength figures

The military strength figures in this article have been reduced by an order of magnitude from those reported in the chronicles, following G.E. Harvey's and Victor Lieberman's analyses of Burmese chronicles' military strength figures in general.

Hanthawaddy war of succession (1422)

Battle of Dala

Dagon–Ava

Hanthawaddy Pegu

Ava invasion (1422–1423)

Battles of Irrawaddy delta and Dagon

Ava

Hanthawaddy Western Division

Notes

1. See (Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 57–59), (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 267–269), and (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 55–57).
2. See (Harvey 1925: 333–335)'s "Numerical Note". (Lieberman 2014: 98) writing on the First Toungoo period concurs: "Military mobilizations were probably more of a boast than a realistic estimate. Modern industrial states have difficulty placing 10% of their people under arms."
3. ^ Unless otherwise stated, the military mobilization figures in this article are reduced by an order of magnitude from those reported in the royal chronicles, per G.E. Harvey's analysis in his History of Burma (1925) in the section Numerical Note (pp. 333–335).
4. Chronicles report:
   • Maha Yazawin and Hmannan: 10,000 troops, 200 war boats
   • Yazawin Thit: 20,000 troops, 200 war boats
5. Maha Yazawin, Yazawin Thit and Hmannan: 8 regiments (80,000 troops, 5000 cavalry, 300 elephants)
6. Chronicles report:
   • Maha Yazawin, Hmannan: 5 regiments (60,000 troops, 500 war boats, 200 armored war boats, 200 cargo boats)
   • Yazawin Thit: 6 regiments (60,000 troops, 500 war boats, 200 armored war boats, 200 cargo boats); the sixth regiment was commanded by King Thihathu himself.
   • However, the Maha Yazawin and Hmannan chronicles say King Thihathu came down with a force only after the terms of the peace treaty were already agreed upon.

References

1. ^ Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 57
2. ^ Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 55
3. ^ Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 267
4. ^ Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 58
5. ^ Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 268
6. ^ Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 56

Bibliography

• Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.
• Kala, U (2006) . Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
• Lieberman, Victor B. (2014) . Burmese Administrative Cycles: Anarchy and Conquest, c. 1580–1760. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-05407-0.
• Maha Sithu (2012) . Myint Swe; Kyaw Win; Thein Hlaing (eds.). Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
• Royal Historical Commission of Burma (2003) . Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3. Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.

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