He was the father of Ava-period general Theinkhathu Saw Hnaung, and a great-grandfather of Queen Shin Bo-Me of Ava.
According to the royal chronicles, Thihapate was governor of Taungdwin in 1317/18[note 1] when nearby Toungoo (Taungoo) revolted.
[2] Saw Hnaung later became governor of Sagu, and one of the leading generals in the service of King Swa Saw Ke of Ava.
[3] Queen Shin Bo-Me of Ava was a great-granddaughter of Thihapate I of Taungdwin.
The next mention of the governor of Taungdwin in the chronicles is in 1364 when Thihapate II of Taungdwin was one of the many southern Pinya governors that had refused to submit to the new king Thado Minbya.