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

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. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 414
5. Than Tun 1959: 128

Bibliography

• Htin Aung, Maung (1967). A History of Burma. New York and London: Cambridge University Press.
• Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese) 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
• Than Tun (December 1959). "History of Burma: A.D. 1300–1400". Journal of Burma Research Society XLII (II).