Sokkate of Toungoo

Sokkate
စုက္ကတေး
Governor of Toungoo
In office
1379/80–1383
Monarch Swa Saw Ke
Preceded by Pyanchi II
Succeeded by Phaungga
Personal details
Died 1383
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

Sokkate of Toungoo
Died: 1383
Royal titles
Preceded by
Pyanchi II
Governor of Toungoo
1379/80 – 1383
Succeeded by
Phaungga
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