Thihapate III of Taungdwin
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| Ruler of Taungdwin | |
| Reign | 1426 – c. 1441 |
| Predecessor | himself (as governor) |
| Successor | Thiri Zeya Thura (as governor) |
| Governor of Taungdwin | |
| Reign | c. 1401 – 1426 |
| Predecessor | Thihapate II of Taungdwin |
| Successor | himself (as independent ruler) |
| Monarch | Minkhaung I |
| Born | c. 1370s Ava Kingdom |
| Died | c. 1440s Ava Kingdom |
| House | Pinya |
| Father | Sithu Min Oo |
| Mother | Minkhaung Medaw |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Thihapate III of Taungdwin (Burmese: တောင်တွင်း သီဟပတေ့, [tàʊɰ̃dwɪ́ɰ̃ θìha̰pətḛ]; c. 1370s–c. 1440s) was the self-proclaimed ruler of Taungdwin (in present-day south-central Myanmar) from 1426 to c. 1441. Previously, he had served as a loyal governor of the region under Ava kings, and as a regimental commander in the Royal Ava Army from c. 1401 to 1426. He participated in all three wars with the southern Hanthawaddy kingdom between 1401 and 1423.
Thihapate launched a rebellion after Governor Thado of Mohnyin seized the Ava throne in 1426. Although he controlled a relatively small region, he preserved his autonomous rule by forming an alliance with the rebel rulers of Toungoo (Taungoo) and Yatsauk. He was ultimately defeated and captured by Ava forces in c. 1441.