Tarabya of Ava
| Tarabya တရဖျား |
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Tarabya portrayed as the Mintara nat (spirit)
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| King of Ava | |
| Reign | April – November 1400 |
| Predecessor | Swa Saw Ke |
| Successor | Minkhaung I |
| Chief Minister | Min Yaza of Wun Zin |
| Born | 22 December 1368 Friday, 13th waxing of Pyatho 730 ME Ava (Inwa) |
| Died |
c. 25 November 1400 (aged 31) c. Thursday, 9th waxing of Nadaw 762 ME Ava |
| Consort | Min Hla Myat |
| Issue Detail |
Min Nyo Min Hla Htut |
| House | Pinya |
| Father | Swa Saw Ke |
| Mother |
Shin Saw Gyi (or Khame Mi) |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Tarabya (Burmese: တရဖျား, pronounced: [təɹəbjá] or [təjəpʰjá]; 22 December 1368 – c. 25 November 1400) was king of Ava for about seven months in 1400. He was the heir apparent from 1385 to 1400 during his father King Swa Saw Ke's reign. He was a senior commander in Ava's first three campaigns (1385−91) against Hanthawaddy Pegu in the Forty Years' War. He was assassinated seven months into his rule by his one-time tutor, Gov. Thihapate of Tagaung. The court executed the usurper, and gave the throne to Tarabya's half-brother Min Swe.
Tarabya is remembered as the Mintara nat spirit in the Burmese official pantheon of nats.
The future king was born in Ava (Inwa) on 22 December 1368 to King Swa Saw Ke of Ava and Queen Shin Saw Gyi (or Queen Khame Mi). Because he was born on the same day as the birth of a white elephant, considered highly propitious symbol of Burmese monarchs, he was given the title "Hsinbyushin" (Lord of the White Elephant). The name was retained although the baby white elephant died soon after. His nickname was Min Na-Kye ("Lord Wide Ears"). He had either two full siblings (one younger brother and one younger sister) or four full siblings (one younger brother and three younger sisters).
Swa Saw Ke groomed his eldest surviving son to be his heir-apparent. But Tarabya saw his two younger half-siblings, Min Swe and Theiddat who were Swa's sons by a concubine as rivals. Because Tarabya kept picking on his half-siblings, the king had to send his two younger sons away from the Ava Palace in 1381/82. Nonetheless, c. April 1385, the king appointed Hsinbyushin his heir-apparent, and married him to Min Hla Myat, the only daughter of the powerful Gov. Thilawa of Yamethin.
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