Min Dawlya

Min Dawlya
မင်းဒေါလျာ
Mathu Shah
King of Arakan
Reign 5 August 1482 – c. February 1492
Predecessor Ba Saw Phyu
Successor Ba Saw Nyo
Born c. January 1456
Mrauk-U
Died c. February 1492 (aged 36)
Mrauk-U
Consort Saw Pan-Phya
Min Pan Hla
Saw Ru Saw
11 queens in total[1]
Issue Ran Aung
Saw Mi Saw
Phwa Saw
Thazata
Father Ba Saw Phyu
Mother Saw Nandi
Religion Theravada Buddhism
In this Burmese name, Min is an honorific.

Min Dawlya (Burmese: မင်းဒေါလျာ, Burmese pronunciation: [mɪ́ɴ dɔ́ l̥à], Arakanese pronunciation: [máɴ dɔ́ l̥à]; also known as Mathu Shah; 1456–1492) was king of Arakan from 1482 to 1492. He came to power by having his father King Ba Saw Phyu assassinated after his father had chosen another son as his heir apparent.[2] Dawlya proved an able king, however. Known as Hsinbyushin for possessing a white elephant,[1] the king "extended Mrauk-U control to the east and west".[3] He died on the war elephant after having returned from a failed expedition to the Chittagong Hill Tracts.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sandamala Linkara Vol. 2 1999: 25
  2. Phayre 1967: 78–79
  3. Topich, Leitich 2013: 20

Bibliography

Min Dawlya
Born: c. January 1456 Died: c. February 1492
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Ba Saw Phyu
King of Mrauk-U
5 August 1482 – c. February 1492
Succeeded by
Ba Saw Nyo


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