Maha Pyauk of Yamethin

Maha Pyauk of Yamethin
ရမည်းသင်း မဟာပြောက်
Governor of Yamethin
Reign1395/96 – October/November 1400
PredecessorThilawa
SuccessorSithu Pauk Hla
KingSwa Saw Ke (1395/96–1400)
Tarabya (1400)
Bornc. 1330s
DiedOctober/November 1400
before 9th waxing of Nadaw 762 ME
near Pinya
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Maha Pyauk (Burmese: မဟာပြောက်, pronounced [məhà bjaʊ̯ʔ]; d. October/November 1400; also spelled Mahabyauk[1]) was governor of Yamethin and a key army commander from 1395/96 to 1400. He emerged as one of the pretenders to the Ava throne after King Tarabya's assassination. But Pyauk himself was assassinated by Prince Theiddat, who wanted his elder brother Minkhaung to succeed.

  1. ^ Wilkie 1934: 28