Thihapate of Tagaung

Thihapate
သီဟပတေ့
Governor of Tagaung
In office
c. September 1367  November 1400
Monarch Swasawke (1367−1400)
Tarabya (1400)
Preceded by Thado Minbya
Succeeded by ?
Personal details
Born c. 1340s
?
Died November 1400
Nadaw 726 ME
Ava (Inwa)
Religion Theravada Buddhism
For other people named Thihapate, see Thihapate (disambiguation).

Thihapate of Tagaung (Burmese: သီဟပတေ့, [θìha̰pətḛ]; also known as Nga Nauk Hsan (ငနောက်ဆံ, [ŋə naʊ̯ʔ sʰàɴ]); d. November 1400) was governor of Tagaung from 1367 to 1400.[1] The powerful governor of the northernmost vassal state of Ava was a brother-in-law of King Swasawke,[note 1] and had even served as a tutor to Crown Prince Tarabya.[2][3] In 1380/81, he was even considered by King Swasawke as a candidate to become king of Arakan although he was ultimately passed over.[4]

Thihapate came to Ava (Inwa) in 1400 to serve as an advisor to his one-time pupil Tarabya, who had become king. With Tarabya becoming mentally unstable, Thihapate assassinated the young king in November 1400,[5] and tried to seize the throne. But the Ava court did not accept him, promptly executed him.[4]

Notes

  1. (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 414) says Thihapate of Tagaung was Swasawke's brother-in-law. Since Swasawke's three sisters were married to some other people per (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 403), Swasawke's must have been married to at least one sister of Thihapate. At any rate, Thihapate's sister(s) was apparently not a principal queen since she is not listed in the chronicles.

References

  1. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 405, 438
  2. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 438
  3. Htin Aung 1967: 89
  4. 1 2 Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 414
  5. Than Tun 1959: 128

Bibliography

Thihapate of Tagaung
Born: c. 1340s Died: November 1400
Royal titles
Preceded by
Thado Minbya
Governor of Tagaung
1367 – 1400
Succeeded by
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