Smin Bya Paik

Smin

Bya Paik
သမိန် ဗြပိုက်
Native name
သၟိင် ဗြထဗိုက်
Born?
Martaban–Hanthawaddy Kingdom
Died26 December 1402
Tuesday, 3rd waxing of Tabodwe 764 ME
Nawin, Prome District, Ava Kingdom
AllegianceRoyal Hanthawaddy Armed Forces
Years of serviceby 1390–1402
RankCommander
Battles / warsAva–Hanthawaddy War (1385–1391)
Ava–Hanthawaddy War (1401–1403)
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Smin Bya Paik (Burmese: သမိန် ဗြပိုက်; Burmese pronunciation: [θəmèiɴ bjaʔ baiʔ]; also Byat-Hta-Baik, Mon: သၟိင် ဗြထဗိုက်,;[1] d. 1402) was a Hanthawaddy military commander who served in the first two Ava–Hanthawaddy wars. He died in action in 1402.

Brief

Paik served as a naval squadron commander in the battle of Gu-Htut (1390–1391) in the First Ava–Hanthawaddy War.[2][3] He was a member of the four Hanthawaddy delegation that met with King Swa Saw Ke of Ava and successfully negotiated a peace treaty to end the war.[4][5]

He again served as a naval commander of a rearguard flotilla in Hanthawaddy's invasion of Ava in 1401.[6] Even when the tide of war turned against Hanthawaddy in 1402, he remained part of the faction led by Minister-General Zeik-Bye. Their faction, which also included Baw Kyaw, advocated for the continued siege of Prome (Pyay) while co-chief ministers Byat Za and Dein Mani-Yut favored withdrawing from the Prome front altogether. The king agreed with Zeik-Bye, and posted Zeik-Bye, Baw Kyaw and Bya Paik to defend the Nawin fort, which guarded the northerly route to Prome.[7][8]

It turned out that they were severely outnumbered by the Ava forces led by King Minkhaung I himself. On the morning of 26 December 1402,[note 1] the fort fell. Paik and Baw Kyaw both fell in action while Zeik-Bye was captured.[9][10][11]

Notes

  1. ^ (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 220): Tuesday, 3rd waxing of Tabodwe 764 ME = 26 December 1402

References

  1. ^ Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 219, footnote 1
  2. ^ Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 202
  3. ^ Pan Hla 2005: 198
  4. ^ Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 203
  5. ^ Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 431
  6. ^ Pan Hla 2005: 205–206
  7. ^ Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 320–321
  8. ^ Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 459–460
  9. ^ Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 321
  10. ^ Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 460
  11. ^ Pan Hla 2005: 228

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