Min Dawlya

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Min Dawlya
မင်းဒေါလျာ
King of Arakan
Reign5 August 1482 – c. February 1492
PredecessorBa Saw Phyu
SuccessorBa Saw Nyo
Bornc. January 1456
Mrauk-U
Diedc. February 1492 (aged 36)
Mrauk-U/Chittagong Hill Tracts
ConsortSaw Pan-Phya
Min Pan Hla
Saw Ru Saw
11 queens in total[1]
IssueRan Aung
Saw Mi Saw
Phwa Saw
Thazata
Names
Min Dawlya (မင်းဒေါလျာ)
Mathu Shah (မောဓုသျှာ)
HouseSaw Mon
FatherBa Saw Phyu
MotherSaw Nandi
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

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, a former state in Myanmar (Burma), from 1482 to 1492.

Reign

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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.

Death

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He died on the war elephant after having returned from a failed expedition to the Chittagong Hill Tracts.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sandamala Linkara Vol. 2 1999: 25
  2. ^ Phayre 1967: 78–79

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