Sokkate ( ) was
acting governor of Prome (Pyay) for three months in 1413.
[(Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 34) says his term lasted seven months. But according to (Maha Yazawin Vol. 2 2006: 163) and (Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 214), his term lasted just three months. It was another case of Burmese numerals ၃ (3) and ၇ (7) being mis-copied.] He was a commander in the
Royal Ava Army, and temporarily assumed governorship of
Prome
Pyay, and formerly anglicised as Prome, is the principal town of Pyay Township in the Bago Region in Myanmar. Pyay is located on the bank of the Irrawaddy River, north-west of Yangon. It is an important trade center for the Ayeyarwady Delta, Cent ...
after Gov.
Letya Pyanchi of Prome died of wounds April 1413.
[Hmannan Vol. 2 2003: 15–16][Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 244] Sokkate was succeeded by Crown Prince
Minye Kyawswa
Minye Kyawswa (, ; also Minyekyawswa and Minrekyawswa; January 1391 – 13 March 1415) was crown prince of Ava from 1406 to 1415, and commander-in-chief of Ava's military from 1410 to 1415. He is best remembered in Burmese history as the ...
, who became the governor-general of Prome.
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