Sokkate of Toungoo explained

Office:Governor of Toungoo
Term Start:1379/80
Term End:1383
Predecessor:Pyanchi II
Successor:Phaungga
Sokkate
စုက္ကတေး
Death Date:1383
745 ME
Death Place:Toungoo (Taungoo)

Sokkate of Toungoo (Burmese: စုက္ကတေး, in Burmese pronounced as /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]

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Notes and References

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