Sokkate စုက္ကတေး | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Sokkate စုက္ကတေး | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.