Letya Sekkya of Toungoo

Letya Sekkya လက်ျာ စကြာ
Governor of Toungoo
In office 1342–1344
Monarch	Sithu of Pinya (1342−44) Kyawswa I of Pinya (1344)
Preceded by	Kayin Ba
Succeeded by	Htauk Hlayga
Personal details
Died	c. May 1344 c. early 706 ME Toungoo (Taungoo) Pinya Kingdom
Spouse(s)	Daughter of Kayin Ba
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Letya Sekkya (Burmese: လက်ျာ စကြာ, pronounced: [lɛʔjà sɛʔkjà]) was governor of Toungoo (Taungoo) from 1342 to 1344. He became governor with the title of Zeya Thingyan (ဇေယျ သင်္ကြန်) after the death of his father-in-law Kayin Ba, who left no male heirs.^[1][2] Prior to becoming governor, he had been a longtime minister serving at the regional court of Toungoo at least since the 1310s. In 1317−18, Sekkya led the negotiations with the forces of Pinya that allowed the rebellious governor Thawun Nge to remain in office in exchange for the latter's nominal submission.^[1][3] He was assassinated in 1344 by his younger brother Htauk Hlayga.^[2]

References

1. Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 333
2. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 21−22
3. Sein Lwin Lay 2006: 20

Bibliography

• Maha Sithu (1798). Myint Swe (1st ed.); Kyaw Win and Thein Hlaing (2nd ed.), ed. Yazawin Thit (in Burmese). 1–3 (2012, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
• Sein Lwin Lay, Kahtika U (1968). Mintaya Shwe Hti and Bayinnaung: Ketumadi Taungoo Yazawin (in Burmese) (2006, 2nd printing ed.). Yangon: Yan Aung Sarpay.