List of rulers of Martaban

History of Burma

Prehistory 11,000–200 BCE Pyu city-states 200 BCE–1050 CE (Sri Ksetra, Tagaung) Mon kingdoms 825?–1057 Arakanese kingdoms 788?–1406
Pagan Dynasty 849–1297 Early Pagan 849–1044 Warring states period Upper Burma 1297–1555 Myinsaing and Pinya 1297–1364 Sagaing 1315–64 Ava 1364–1555 Prome 1482–1542 Ramanya 1287–1539, 1550–52 Shan states 1215–1563 Arakan 1429–1785 Toungoo Dynasty 1510–1752 Toungoo Empire 1510–99 Nyaungyan Restoration 1599–1752 Restored Hanthawaddy 1740–57 Konbaung Dynasty 1752–1885
British colonial period 1824–1948 Anglo-Burmese wars 1824–85 Nationalist movement 1900–48 Japanese occupation 1942–45
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This is a list of rulers of Martaban (Mottama), one of the three main Mon-speaking provinces of Lower Burma, from the 13th to 17th centuries. Martaban was the capital of Hanthawaddy Kingdom (Ramanya) from 1287 to 1363.

Pagan Period

The earliest extant evidence of Martaban on records is a 1176 inscription by King Sithu II of Pagan (Bagan).^[1]

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Name	Term From	Term Until	Relationship to predecessor(s)	Overlord	Notes
Nga Shwe	?	1259	Appointed	Narathihapate	In revolt (1258–1259)
Aleimma	1259	1281/1286	Appointed	Narathihapate
Wareru	1281/1286^{[note 1]}	4 April 1287^[2]	Usurper		In revolt (1281/6–1287)

Hanthawaddy Period

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Name	Term From	Term Until	Relationship to predecessor(s)	Overlord	Notes
See List of Kings of Ramanya (1287–1363)
Byattaba	1363	1388^[3]	Brother-in-law of King Binnya U^[4]		In revolt (1363–1388)
Byatkaman	1388^[5]	?	Razadarit
?
Saw Binnya	1510s	May 1541		Binnya Ran II (1510s–1526) Takayutpi (1526–1534)	In revolt (1534–1539) Self-proclaimed king (1539–1541)

Toungoo Period

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Name	Term From	Term Until	Relationship to predecessor(s)	Overlord	Notes
Saw Lagun Ein	May 1541	May 1550	Appointed	Tabinshwehti	Of Hanthawaddy royalty
Minye Sithu	6 June 1552	March 1556	Appointed	Bayinnaung	Bayinnaung's brother
Minye Nandameit	March 1556	c. May 1581	Son	Bayinnaung
Thiri Thudhamma Yaza	26 May 1581	3 May 1584	Cousin	Bayinnaung (1581) Nanda Bayin (1581–1584)
Unnamed	c. May 1584	October 1594^[6]	?	Nanda Bayin (1584–1594)
Vacant (1594–1600)
Binnya Dala	May 1600^[7]	after 1613	Appointed	Naresuan (1600–1605) Anaukpetlun (1613–?)	Siamese vassal (1600–1605) Ally of Portuguese Syriam (1605–1613) Burmese vassal (1613 onward)

Notes

↑ (Pan Hla 2004: 23): The Burmese records say Wareru came to power in 648 ME (1286/87) but Mon records say 643 ME (1281/82)

References

↑ Aung-Thwin 2005: 59
↑ Pan Hla 2004: 25–26
↑ Pan Hla 2004: 178
↑ Pan Hla 2004: 49
↑ Pan Hla 2004: 175
↑ Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 95
↑ Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 101

Bibliography

Aung-Thwin, Michael (2005). The mists of Rāmañña: The Legend that was Lower Burma (illustrated ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 9780824828868.
Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese) 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
Pan Hla, Nai (1968). Razadarit Ayedawbon (in Burmese) (8th printing, 2004 ed.). Yangon: Armanthit Sarpay.

List of rulers of Martaban

Pagan Period

Hanthawaddy Period

Toungoo Period

See also

Notes

References

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