Letya Sekkya of Toungoo explained

Office:Governor of Toungoo
Term Start:1342
Term End:1344
Predecessor:Kayin Ba
Successor:Htauk Hlayga
Spouse:Daughter of Kayin Ba
Letya Sekkya
Burmese: လက်ျာ စကြာ
Death Date: May 1344
early 706 ME
Death Place:Toungoo (Taungoo)
Pinya Kingdom

Letya Sekkya (Burmese: လက်ျာ စကြာ, in Burmese pronounced as /lɛʔjà sɛʔkjà/) was governor of Toungoo (Taungoo) from 1342 to 1344. He became governor with the title of Zeya Thingyan (ဇေယျ သင်္ကြန်) after the death of his father-in-law Kayin Ba, who left no male heirs.[1] [2] Prior to becoming governor, he had been a longtime minister serving at the regional court of Toungoo at least since the 1310s. In 1317−18, Sekkya led the negotiations with the forces of Pinya that allowed the rebellious governor Thawun Nge to remain in office in exchange for the latter's nominal submission.[1] [3] He was assassinated in 1344 by his younger brother Htauk Hlayga.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 333
  2. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 21−22
  3. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 20