Tarabya of Pegu

Tarabya of Pegu
ပဲခူး တရဖျား
Ruler of Pegu
Reignc. 1287 – c. 1296
PredecessorLekkhaya Byu
SuccessorLaik-Gi (as governor)
Chief MinisterMa Ta-Shauk
BornPagan Empire
Died1296 or later
Martaban (Mottama)
Martaban Kingdom
Spouseunnamed daughter of Ta-Shauk
May Hnin Theindya
IssueShin Saw Hla
Shin Gyi
Shin Nge
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Tarabya of Pegu (Mon: တယာဖျာ; Burmese: ပဲခူး တရဖျား, pronounced [bəgó təɹəbjá]) was the self-proclaimed king of Pegu (modern Bago, Myanmar) from c. 1287 to c. 1296. He was one of several regional strongmen who emerged after the fall of the Pagan Empire in 1287.

Initially, Tarabya was allied with Wareru, the strongman of the nearby Martaban province. But after their decisive victory over Pagan in 1295–1296, the alliance turned into an intense rivalry, which culminated in the two men fighting a duel on elephant-back about two years later. Tarabya was defeated, and after a brief stay in Martaban (Mottama), executed.