Smim Payu

Smim Payu
Governor of Myaungmya
In office
1541–1544
Succeeded bySatu Gamani
Minister at Toungoo court
In office
1536–1544
MonarchTabinshwehti
Minister at Hanthawaddy court
In office
?–1536
MonarchTakayutpi
Personal details
Born
Payu
Diedc. November/December 1544
Natdaw 906 ME
Military service
Branch/serviceRoyal Burmese Navy
Royal Burmese Army
Years of service1536–1544
RankAdmiral, General
Battles/warsBattle of Martaban (1541)
Battle of Prome (1541–1542)
Battle of Prome (1543–1544)

Smim Payu (Burmese: သမိန်ပရူ,[note 1] Burmese pronunciation: [θəmèiɴ pəjù]; died 1544) was a general and admiral of the Royal Burmese Armed Forces, and a senior minister at the court of King Tabinshwehti of Toungoo Dynasty from 1536 to 1544. The ethnic Mon commander was originally a minister at the court of King Takayutpi of Hanthawaddy but joined Tabinshwehti's service in 1536[1] and rose to be one of the top advisers to the Toungoo king.[2] He is most well known for planning and commanding the 1541 naval attack on Martaban (Mottama) that finally breached the defenses of the last Hanthawaddy holdout, and ended the Toungoo–Hanthawaddy War (1534–41).[3][4]


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