Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1416–1418) orders of battle

Ava and Hanthawaddy forces fought two campaigns between 1416 and 1418.

This is a list of orders of battle for the 1416–1418 campaigns of the Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1408–1418).

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.^{[note 1]} The Razadarit Ayedawbon and Pak Lat Chronicles, which narrate from the Hanthawaddy perspective do not provide any details for this phase of the war.^{[note 2]}

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.^{[note 3]}

Hanthawaddy invasion (late 1416)

Battle of Toungoo (late 1416)

Hanthawaddy Pegu

Pegu Order of Battle, late 1416
Unit	Commander	Strength^{[note 4]}	Reference(s)
Hanthawaddy Army	Prince Binnya Dhammaraza	7 regiments (7000 troops, 500 cavalry, 30+ elephants)	^{[note 5]}

Ava

Ava Order of Battle, late 1416
Unit	Commander	Strength^{[note 4]}	Reference(s)
Ava Southern Division	Prince Thihathu of Prome	8 regiments (8000 troops, 400 cavalry, 30 elephants)	^{[note 6]}

Ava invasion (1417–1418)

Ava

Ava Order of Battle, 1417–1418
Unit	Commander	Strength^{[note 4]}	Reference(s)
Main Strike Force	Prince Thihathu	16000 troops, 700 cavalry, 40 elephants, 400 war boats, 500 armored war boats	^{[note 7]}
Army	Nawrahta of Salin	7 regiments (7000 troops, 700 cavalry, 40 elephants)
Navy	Thihathu	7 flotillas (9000 troops, 30 war ships, 400 war boats, 500 armored war boats, 700 cargo boats)

Hanthawaddy Pegu

Pegu Order of Battle, 1417–1418
Unit	Commander	Strength^{[note 4]}	Reference(s)
Royal Hanthawaddy Armed Forces	King Razadarit		^[6]^[4]^[5]
Dala Regiment	Prince Binnya Dala
Dagon Regiment	Prince Binnya Set of Dagon
Syriam Regiment	Smin Awa Naing
Hmawbi Regiment	Smin Byat Za the Younger
Royal Main Army at Pegu and Martaban	Razadarit

Notes

^ See (Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 54–55), (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 263–264), and (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 50–51).
^ See (Fernquest 2006: 20) and (Pan Hla 2005: 318–369}.
^ 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."
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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).
^
Chronicles report:
- Maha Yazawin: 7 regiments (70,000 troops, 1000 cavalry, 350 elephants)^[1]
- Yazawin Thit: 7 regiments (70,000 troops, 5000 cavalry, 300 elephants)^[2]
- Hmannan: 7 regiments (70,000 troops, 5000 cavalry, 350 elephants)^[3]
^ Maha Yazawin, Yazawin Thit and Hmannan: 8 regiments (80,000 troops, 4000 cavalry, 300 elephants)^[1]^[2]^[3]
^ Maha Yazawin, Yazawin Thit and Hmannan: 7 regiments (70,000 troops, 7000 cavalry, 400 elephants) and 7 flotillas (9000 troops, 30 war ships, 400 war boats, 500 armored war boats, 700 cargo boats)^[1]^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 54
^ ^a ^b Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 263
^ ^a ^b Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 50
^ ^a ^b Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 264
^ ^a ^b Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 51
^ Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 54–55

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