Binnya Kyan
# Binnya Kyan

Binnya Kyan (Burmese: ဗညားကျန်း, pronounced; c. 1420–1453) was the 13th king of the Hanthawaddy Pegu Kingdom in Burma from 1451 to 1453. Binnya Kyan, son of King Binnya Dhammaraza, came to power after assassinating his cousin King Binnya Waru in 1451. One notable project of his reign was the raising of the height of Shwedagon Pagoda to 92 metres (302 ft) from 20 metres (66 ft). The king himself was murdered in 1453 by his first cousin Leik Munhtaw who seized the throne. Despite his raising of the height of the Shwedagon, the king murdered so many of his rivals that by the time he himself was murdered, his killer, first cousin Leik Munhtaw was the last living male descendant of King Razadarit.

## Historiography

Various Burmese chronicles do not agree on the key dates of the king's life.

| Chronicles | Birth–Death | Age | Reign | Length of reign |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Maha Yazawin | not reported | not reported | June 1450 – 1451/52 and 1450/51–1453/54 | 1 and 3 |
| Slapat Rajawan | c. 1436–1463/64 | 27 | 1459/60–1463/64 | 3 |
| Hmannan Yazawin | not reported | not reported | June 1450 – 1452/53 and 1450/51–1453/54 | 2 and 3 |
| Mon Yazawin (Shwe Naw) | | 27 | | 3 |
