Minye Kyawhtin of Pakhan

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Minye Kyawhtin (Burmese: မင်းရဲကျော်ထင်, pronounced [mɪ́ɴjɛ́ tɕɔ̀dɪ̀ɴ]; also known as Tarabya II of Pakhan, ပုခန်း တရဖျား, [pəkʰáɴ təɹəbjá]) was governor of Pakhan from 1413 to 1426. The youngest son of King Minkhaung I of Ava was a top pretender to the Ava throne during the succession crisis in 1425–1426, following the assassinations of his brother King Thihathu and nephew King Min Hla.

Prince Tarabya of Pakhan initially ceded the throne to his half-cousin Prince Min Nyo of Kale in 1425 after Nyo gave him lavish gifts and Thihathu's favorite queen Shin Saw Pu. But he withdrew his support six months later when Nyo was about to be overthrown by Gov. Thado of Mohnyin. The prince refused to submit to Thado, who did not hail from the founding house of the dynasty. He could not attract any support from other vassals, and was easily defeated by the new king in 1426.

The prince was sent to live out his life outside the Shwezigon Pagoda in Pagan (Bagan), and is not heard from again in the chronicles. His nephew, also styled Minye Kyawhtin, would carry on the founding house's resistance against Thado and his successors until 1459.