Sokkate စုက္ကတေး | |
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Governor of Prome | |
In office c. April 1413 – July 1413 | |
Monarch | Minkhaung I |
Preceded by | Letya Pyanchi |
Succeeded by | Minye Kyawswa I (as Viceroy) |
Governor-General of Sandoway | |
In office 1411–1412 | |
Monarch | Minkhaung I |
Succeeded by | Bya Paik |
Personal details | |
Died | c. April 1426 Wetchet, north of Sagaing Ava Kingdom |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Royal Ava Army |
Years of service | 1400s–26 |
Rank | Commander |
Commands | Arakan (1411–12) |
Battles/wars | Forty Years' War |
Sokkate (Burmese: စုက္ကတေး [soʊʔ kə té]) was acting governor of Prome (Pyay) for three months in 1413.[note 1] He was a commander in the Royal Ava Army, and temporarily assumed governorship of Prome after Gov. Letya Pyanchi of Prome died of wounds c. April 1413.[1][2] Sokkate was succeeded by Crown Prince Minye Kyawswa, who became the governor-general of Prome.
Military service
Campaign | Location | Summary |
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Forty Years' War (1410−11) | Lower Burma | Part of the first invasion of Lower Burma by Crown Prince Minye Kyawswa in 1410. |
Forty Years' War (1411−12) | Arakan | Part of the invasion of Arakan in early 1411. Appointed by Minye Kyawswa to guard Sandoway (Thandwe).[3] Defended Sandoway against Hanthawaddy forces led by Gen. Bya Paik in the dry season of 1411–12 but Sandoway ultimately fell.[3][4] Retreated to Launggyet but soon had to leave the Arakanese capital as Ava troops lacked popular support.[5] |
Ava Civil War (1426) | Ava (Inwa) | Part of King Min Nyo's defense forces of Ava against Gov. Thado of Mohnyin.[6] |
Notes
- ↑ (Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 34) says his term lasted seven months. But according to (Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 163) and (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 214), his term lasted just three months. It was another case of Burmese numerals ၃ (3) and ၇ (7) being mis-copied.
References
Bibliography
- Kala, U (2006) [1724]. Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
- Maha Sithu (2012) [1798]. Myint Swe; Kyaw Win; Thein Hlaing (eds.). Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
- Royal Historical Commission of Burma (2003) [1832]. Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3. Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
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