Maha Pyauk of Yamethin

Maha Pyauk (Burmese: မဟာပြောက်, pronounced: [məhà pjaʊ̯ʔ]; d. November 1400) 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.

Maha Pyauk of Yamethin

Maha Pyauk (Burmese: မဟာပြောက်, pronounced: [məhà pjaʊ̯ʔ]; d. November 1400) 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.