eth in ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁Th il awa ▁previously ▁commanded . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁royal ▁chron icles , ▁Py au k ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁an ▁army ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 6 0 ▁ele ph ants , ▁ 8 0 0 ▁caval ry ▁and ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁men . ▁▁ ▁Py au k ▁became ▁a ▁pret ender ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 4 0 0 ▁when ▁King ▁Tar ab ya ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁just ▁seven ▁months ▁in ▁office . ▁The ▁court ▁led ▁by ▁Min ▁Y aza ▁executed ▁the ▁assass in ▁G ov . ▁Th ih ap ate ▁of ▁T aga ung , ▁and ▁selected ▁M ink ha ung , ▁another ▁son ▁of ▁S wa . ▁But ▁M ink ha ung , ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁command ▁an ▁army , ▁was ▁concerned ▁about ▁Py au k , ▁and ▁told ▁the ▁court ▁to ▁offer ▁the ▁throne ▁to ▁Py au k ▁instead . ▁But ▁M ink ha ung ' s ▁younger ▁brother ▁The idd at ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁decision . ▁As ▁Py au k ▁march ed ▁with ▁his ▁large ▁army ▁to ▁A va ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁throne , ▁The idd at ▁and ▁his ▁small ▁army ▁amb ushed ▁Py au k ▁near ▁Pin ya , ▁and ▁successfully ▁assass in ated ▁Py au k . ▁▁ ▁After ▁Py au k ' s ▁death , ▁M ink ha ung ▁asc ended ▁the ▁throne ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁November ▁ 1 4 0 0 .