Si Kefa
| Hso Khan Hpa Tho Chi Bwa Si Kefa | |
|---|---|
| Chao Hpa of Mong Mao | |
| Reign | 1340–1371 |
| Predecessor | Tho Han Bwa |
| Successor | Zhao Bingfa |
| Father | Tho Khin Bwa |
Si Kefa(Tai Nuea:ᥔᥫᥴ ᥑᥣᥢᥱ ᥜᥣᥳShan:သိူဝ်ၶၢၼ်ႇၾႃႉ,,Hso Khan Hpa;Burmese:သိုချည်ဘွား,Tho Chi Bwa;Chinese:Tư nhưng pháp;pinyin:Sī Kěfǎ) was the ruler of theKingdom of Mong Maofrom 1340 to 1371. He sacked the Burmese kingdoms ofSagaingandPinyain 1364.
Life
[edit]According to theBurmese chronicles,his name was Tho Chi Bwa, younger brother of Tho Han Bwa, lord of Maw (Mong Mao), and son of Tho Khin Bwa, lord of Maw.[note 1]Different transliterations of his name in the localTai languageinclude Sa Khaan Pha, Soe Khan Fa, Chau-ki-pha, Tai-Pong, and HsoKip-Hpa.[1]
Si Kefa engaged in repeated raiding on neighboring chieftainships and in 1348–49 theYuancourt sent an expedition under Marshall Dashibadu to put an end to it. The expedition failed to subdue him, but Si did send his son Mansan to the Yuan court to offer allegiance. TheBaiyi Zhuanreports that while Mansan "accepted the Court's calendar and offered tribute, his clothing, paraphernalia and system remained like those of a king."[2]Both the Mong Mao andHsenwichronicles provide lists of the far-flung domains he is said to have controlled reaching to the border of theKingdom of Daliin the north,Xishuangbannato the south, CentralMyanmarto the southwest, andYongchangto the west.[3]
In the Burmese chronicles, he is remembered as the leader of the Maw forces that sacked the kingdoms ofSagaingandPinyain 1364. He brought back KingNarathu of Pinyaand the loot to the Maw country. In the wake of the attacks, a Sagaing prince namedThado Minbyafounded theAva Kingdomin 1365.[4][5]
Si Kefa has a privileged position inMong Mao chroniclehistory as defining "an age when the Tay [Tai] lived in an expansive independent kingdom ruled by their own kings and use it as a point of departure for their accounts of post-fifteenth century history"[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^(Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 272) and (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 392): Tho Chi Bwa was a brother of Lord Tho Han Bwa. (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 170): Tho Chi Bwa was a son of Tho Khin Bwa, Lord of Maw.
References
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