Padethayaza
Padethayaza, also spelt Padesarājā, was a minister who served the last three monarchs at the Nyaungyan court, and was a prominent writer and poet. He is known for composing pyo, lyrical poems based on the Jataka tales. While he wrote traditional works pertaining to Buddhism, he was also known for expanding his repertoire, drawing from Hindu tales, apocryphal birth stories of the Buddha, current events such as the arrival of Thai envoys to the Burmese court, and village life for peasants. After the demise of the Nyaungyan court in 1754, Padethayaza was captured and taken to Bago Region.
