Sokkate

Sokkate (, ; 29 March 1001 – 11 August 1044) was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1038 to 1044. The king lost his life in a one-on-one combat with Anawrahta, who succeeded him and went on to found the Pagan Empire.

According to the chronicles, Sokkate was a son of King Nyaung-u Sawrahan whose reign was usurped by King Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu. Kunhsaw married Nyuang-u's three chief queens, two of whom were pregnant and subsequently gave birth to Kyiso and Sokkate. Sokkate and Kyiso were raised by Kunhsaw as his own sons. When the two sons reached manhood, they forced Kunhsaw to abdicate the throne and become a monk. When Sokkate became king after Kyiso's death in a hunting accident, he took one of Kunhsaw's queens who had given birth to Anawrahta. When Anawrahta came of age, he challenged Sokkate to single combat, and killed the king.

Dates Various chronicles do not agree on the dates regarding his life and reign. The oldest chronicle Zatadawbon Yazawin is considered to be the most accurate for the Pagan period. However, Zata itself is contradictory in its reporting of Sokkate's birth date: its regnal list and horoscope sections report different birth dates. The table below lists the dates given by four main chronicles, as well as Hmannan's dates when anchored by the Anawrahta's inscriptionally verified accession date of 1044. The length of reign is given as 6 years by Zata but according to the other chronicles, it was Kyiso, the predecessor, who ruled for six years.

Chronicles Birth–Death Age Reign Length of reign Zatadawbon Yazawin (List of Pagan monarchs section) 1000–1044 44 1038–1044 6 Zatadawbon Yazawin (Horoscope section) 18 April 991–11 August 1044 53 1038–11 August 1044 6 Maha Yazawin 951–1002 51 977–1002 25 Yazawin Thit and Hmannan Yazawin 965–11 January 1018 52 992–11 January 1018 25

Accession Sokkate succeeded his brother Kyiso at age 36 c. 1 April 1038.