Thihapate of Yamethin

Thihapate of Yamethin ရမည်းသင်း သီဟပတေ့
Governor of Yamethin
Reign	1330s – 1340s
Predecessor	?
Successor	Swasawke
Monarch	Uzana I Sithu Kyawswa I
Born	c. late 1310s Pinya, Pinya Kingdom
Died	c. late 1340s Yamethin?, Pinya Kingdom
House	Pinya
Father	Uzana I
Mother	Atula Maha Dhamma Dewi
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Thihapate of Yamethin (Burmese: သီဟပတေ့, [θìha̰pətḛ]; also known as Chauk-Hse Shin, lit. "Lord of Sixty Elephants") was governor of Yamethin in the 1330s and 1340s during the Pinya Period. The second son of King Uzana I of Pinya considered a rebellion against his half-uncle Kyawswa I of Pinya who pushed out his father from power but ultimately decided against it.

Brief

He was born Min Htwe to Min Htwe to Crown Prince Uzana and his chief wife Atula Maha Dhamma Dewi.^[1] His father became king in 1325 but his half-uncle Kyawswa remained a serious rival to his father. Uzana was never able to consolidate power in the following years. Although he was not the the eldest son—Htwe had an elder brother named Sithu—Htwe came to be relied upon by his father. He was appointed governor of Yamethin with the title of Thihapate c. late 1330s. When his father lost the power struggle with Kyawswa between 1340 and 1344,^[2] Thihapate, who then commanded an army of 60 war elephants, 800 cavalry and 1000 infantry, seriously considered a rebellion against Kyawswa.^[3] But he failed to persuade Gov. Saw Mon Hnit of Nyaungyan to join him in rebellion. He finally agreed to submit to Kyawswa, who had sent a conciliatory gift—a rare black stallion from Onbaung.^[3]

His name does not appear in the royal chronicles afterwards. Given that he was no longer governor of Yamethin in the 1340s as Swasawke became governor,^[4] Thihapate may have died by then, or been removed from office.

Ancestry

Ancestry of Thihapate of Yamethin

8. Narathihapate                       4. Kyawswa of Pagan                             9. Shin Hpa of Pagan                       2. Uzana I of Pinya                                   10. Narathihapate                       5. Mi Saw U                             11. Shin Shwe of Pagan                       1. Thihapate of Yamethin                                         12. Narathihapate                       6. Kyawswa of Pagan                             13. Shin Hpa of Pagan                       3. Atula Maha Dhamma Dewi of Pinya                                   14. Yazathingyan of Pagan                       7. Saw Soe of Pagan                             15. Saw Khin Htut of Pagan

References

1. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 379
2. Than Tun 1959: 124
3. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 382
4. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 402

Bibliography

• 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).