Tarabya I of Sagaing

For other people named Tarabya, see Tarabya (disambiguation).

Tarabya တရဖျားကြီး
King of Sagaing
Reign	5 February 1327 – 1335
Predecessor	Saw Yun
Successor	Shwetaungtet
Chief Minister	Nandapangyan
Born	8 July 1297 Monday, 2nd waning of 2nd Waso 659 ME
Died	1339 (aged 42) Sagaing
Consort	Saw Hnaung
Issue	Shwetaungtet
House	Myinsaing
Mother	Yadanabon of Pinya
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Tarabya I or Tarabyagyi (Burmese: တရဖျားကြီး, pronounced: [təja̰pʰjá dʑí];1297–1339) was king of Sagaing from 1327 to 1335. He succeeded King Saw Yun, his maternal half-brother. In 1335, he was brought put under arrest by his own son Shwetaungtet. After Shwetaungtet himself was assassinated in 1339 by Chief Minister Nandapangyan, the captive king was also killed.

Background

Tarabya was at least half-Shan, (and likely full Shan). His mother Yadanabon was an ethnic Shan. His father died soon after his birth. Tarabya was just over a year old when his mother remarried to Thihathu, and gave birth to Saw Yun.

Reign

The reign of Tarabya given by inscriptional evidence does not agree with those in the chronicles. According to inscriptional evidence, Tarabya came to power on 5 February 1327 and was overthrown in 1335/1336 (697 ME). According to the chronicles, he ascended the throne on 20 April 1323 (1st waning of Kason 685 ME), and lost power in 1336/1337 (698 ME).

References

Tarabya I of Sagaing Myinsaing Dynasty Born: 1297 Died: 1339
Regnal titles
Preceded by Saw Yun	King of Sagaing 1327–1335	Succeeded by Shwetaungtet