| Honorific Prefix: | Smin |
| Bya Paik သမိန် ဗြပိုက် | |
| Native Name: | သၟိင် ဗြထဗိုက် |
| Native Name Lang: | Mon |
| Birth Date: | ? |
| Birth Place: | Martaban–Hanthawaddy Kingdom |
| Death Date: | 26 December 1402 Tuesday, 3rd waxing of Tabodwe 764 ME |
| Death Place: | Nawin, Prome District, Ava Kingdom |
| Allegiance: | Royal Hanthawaddy Armed Forces |
| Serviceyears: | by 1390–1402 |
| Rank: | Commander |
| Battles: | Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1385–1391) Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1401–1403) |
Smin Bya Paik (my|သမိန် ဗြပိုက်; in Burmese pronounced as /θəmèiɴ bjaʔ baiʔ/; also Byat-Hta-Baik, mnw|သၟိင် ဗြထဗိုက်,[1] ; d. 1402) was a Hanthawaddy military commander who served in the first two Ava–Hanthawaddy wars. He died in action in 1402.
Paik served as a naval squadron commander in the battle of Gu-Htut (1390–1391) in the First Ava–Hanthawaddy War.[2] [3] He was a member of the four Hanthawaddy delegation that met with King Swa Saw Ke of Ava and successfully negotiated a peace treaty to end the war.[4] [5]
He again served as a naval commander of a rearguard flotilla in Hanthawaddy's invasion of Ava in 1401.[6] Even when the tide of war turned against Hanthawaddy in 1402, he remained part of the faction led by Minister-General Zeik-Bye. Their faction, which also included Baw Kyaw, advocated for the continued siege of Prome (Pyay) while co-chief ministers Byat Za and Dein Mani-Yut favored withdrawing from the Prome front altogether. The king agreed with Zeik-Bye, and posted Zeik-Bye, Baw Kyaw and Bya Paik to defend the Nawin fort, which guarded the northerly route to Prome.[7] [8]
It turned out that they were severely outnumbered by the Ava forces led by King Minkhaung I himself. On the morning of 26 December 1402,[9] the fort fell. Paik and Baw Kyaw both fell in action while Zeik-Bye was captured.[10] [11] [12]