Pyanchi II of Toungoo explained

Pyanchi II
Burmese: ပျံချီငယ်
Reign: January 1376 – 1379/80
Succession:Viceroy of Toungoo
Predecessor:Ma Sein (as vassal of Pegu)
Successor:Sokkate
Suc-Type:Successor
Reg-Type:Monarch
Regent:Swa Saw Ke
Father:Pyanchi I
Birth Date: 1360s
Birth Place:Toungoo (Taungoo)
Death Date:1379/80
741 ME
Death Place:Toungoo
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Pyanchi II (Burmese: ပျံချီငယ်, in Burmese pronounced as /pjàɴtɕʰì ŋɛ̀/) was viceroy of Toungoo (Taungoo) from 1376 to 1379/80. He came to power three months after his father Pyanchi I was assassinated near Prome (Pyay) by the pro-Ava forces in 1375. In the ensuing power struggle at Toungoo, in which the Hanthawaddy army led by Ma Sein had seized the city of Toungoo, he and brother-in-law Sokkate managed to oust Ma Sein. The younger Pyanchi became viceroy but the young viceroy did not govern at all. He is said to have spent much of his time as a playboy. He was assassinated in 1379/80 by Sokkate, who seized the office.[1] [2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 24
  2. Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 164
  3. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 335