Thihapate III of Taungdwin

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Thihapate III of Taungdwin (c. 1370s – c. 1440s) was a Burmese noble who ruled Taungdwin in present-day south-central Myanmar. He began as the governor of Taungdwin under the Ava Kingdom around 1401 and served as a regimental commander in Ava’s army until 1426, taking part in the major wars with Hanthawaddy. After the Ava king Thado Mohnyin seized the throne in 1426, Thihapate rebelled. He initially supported Thado but soon made an alliance with Thinkhaya of Toungoo and other rebels, returning to Taungdwin and renouncing allegiance to Thado around December 1426.

Thihapate became part of a southern alliance led by Toungoo and often cooperated with Hanthawaddy against Ava. Taungdwin and its neighbors benefited from the shifting power as Ava tried to control the peripheral regions. In 1440–1441 Ava launched a renewed campaign; Thihapate chose to fight openly at Taungdwin, was defeated and captured around 1441, and Taungdwin was brought under direct Ava control with Thiri Zeya Thura appointed governor.