Sokkate
စုက္ကတေး
Governor of Toungoo
In office
1379/80–1383
MonarchSwa Saw Ke
Preceded byPyanchi II
Succeeded byPhaungga
Personal details
Died1383
745 ME
Toungoo (Taungoo)

Sokkate of Toungoo (Burmese: စုက္ကတေး, [soʊʔ kə té]) governor of Toungoo from 1379/80 to 1383. He came to power by assassinating his brother-in-law Pyanchi II. Sokkate proved to be a tyrant, and lost his standing with Toungoo's overlord Ava. In 1383, he was assassinated by an Ava loyalist Phaungga.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 164
  2. ↑ Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 24

Bibliography

  • Royal Historical Commission of Burma (2003) [1832]. Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3. Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
  • Sein Lwin Lay, Kahtika U (2006) [1968]. Mintaya Shwe Hti and Bayinnaung: Ketumadi Taungoo Yazawin (in Burmese) (2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Yan Aung Sarpay.
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