Thihapate of Tagaung

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For other people named Thihapate, see Thihapate (disambiguation).

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 Swa Saw Ke,^{[note 1]} and had even served as a tutor to Crown Prince Tarabya.^[2][3] In 1380/81, he was even considered by King Swa Saw Ke as a candidate to become king of Arakan although he was ultimately passed over.^[4]

Thihapate သီဟပတေ့
Governor of Tagaung
In office c. September 1367 – November 1400
Monarchs	Swa Saw Ke (1367−1400) Tarabya (1400)
Preceded by	Thado Minbya
Personal details
Born	Nauk Hsan c. 1340s
Died	November 1400 Nadaw 726 ME Ava (Inwa)

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 Swa's brother-in-law. Since Swa's three sisters were married to some other people per (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 403), Swa 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.