Thihapate of Yamethin

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.

Thihapate of Yamethin
ရမည်းသင်း သီဟပတေ့
Governor of Yamethin
Reign1330s – 1351
Predecessor?
SuccessorSwa Saw Ke
MonarchUzana I
Sithu
Kyawswa I
Bornc. late 1310s
Pinya, Pinya Kingdom
Diedc. 1351
Yamethin?, Pinya Kingdom
HousePinya
FatherUzana I
MotherAtula Maha Dhamma Dewi
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Brief

He was born 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 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 1351 as Swa Saw Ke became governor,[4][note 1] Thihapate may have died by then, or been removed from office.

Ancestry

Notes
  1. Chronicles (Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 280) and (Hmannan Vol. 2003: 403) say Swa defected to Sagaing during the reign of Tarabya II of Sagaing (r. 1349–52). According to a contemporary inscription (Than Tun 1959: 128), he was still governor of Talok at age 21 (22nd year). Therefore he likely became governor of Yamethin sometime between 24 July 1351 (Swa's 21st birthday) and 23 February 1352 (Tarabya II's death).
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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
  • Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
  • 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).
Thihapate of Yamethin
Born: c. 1310s Died: c. 1350s
Royal titles
Preceded by
 Governor of Yamethin
1330s – 1351		 Succeeded by
Swa Saw Ke
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