Htauk Hlayga of Toungoo

Htauk Hlayga ထောက်လှေကား
Governor of Toungoo
In office 1344–1347
Monarch	Kyawswa I of Pinya
Preceded by	Letya Sekkya
Succeeded by	Theingaba
Personal details
Died	c. January 1347 c. late 708 ME Toungoo (Taungoo) Pinya Kingdom
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Htauk Hlayga (Burmese: ထောက်လှေကား, pronounced: [taʊ̯ʔ l̥ègá]) was governor of Toungoo (Taungoo) from 1344 to 1347. Prior to becoming governor, he had been a longtime minister serving at the regional court of Toungoo at least since the 1310s. In 1317−18, Hlayga and his elder brother Letya Sekkya negotiated with the forces of Pinya for an agreement that allowed the rebellious governor Thawun Nge to remain in office in exchange for the latter's nominal submission.^[1][2] He became governor by assassinating his brother in 1344 soon after King Kyawswa I assumed power in Toungoo's overlord Pinya.^[3] He apparently negotiated a deal with Kyawswa to let him in power but he was assassinated a year and nine months later by another minister, Theingaba.^[3]

References

1. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 333
2. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 20
3. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 22

Bibliography

• Maha Sithu (1798). Myint Swe (1st ed.); Kyaw Win and Thein Hlaing (2nd ed.), ed. Yazawin Thit (in Burmese) 1–3 (2012, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
• Sein Lwin Lay, Kahtika U (1968). Mintaya Shwe Hti and Bayinnaung: Ketumadi Taungoo Yazawin (in Burmese) (2006, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Yan Aung Sarpay.