Smin Bayan

Smin Bayan (Mon: သၟိၚ် ပရာံ; Burmese: သမိန် ဗရမ်း or သမိန် ပရမ်း, Burmese pronunciation: [θəmèiɴ bəjáɴ]; also spelled Smin Baram, Thamein Bayan, Thamein Payan) was an early 15th century commander who fought on both sides of the Forty Years' War between Hanthawaddy Pegu and Ava. He is best known in Burmese history for successfully driving back a Chinese invasion in 1414–1415 on behalf of his former enemy Ava.

Smin Bayan

Smin Bayan (Mon: သၟိၚ် ပရာံ; Burmese: သမိန် ဗရမ်း or သမိန် ပရမ်း, Burmese pronunciation: [θəmèiɴ bəjáɴ]; also spelled Smin Baram, Thamein Bayan, Thamein Payan) was an early 15th century commander who fought on both sides of the Forty Years' War between Hanthawaddy Pegu and Ava. He is best known in Burmese history for successfully driving back a Chinese invasion in 1414–1415 on behalf of his former enemy Ava.