Leik Munhtaw
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Pegu (Bago)
Hanthawaddy kingdom
| Leik Munhtaw လိပ်မွတ်ထော | |
|---|---|
| King of Hanthawaddy | |
| Reign | c. June 1453 – January 1454 |
| Predecessor | Binnya Kyan |
| Successor | Shin Sawbu |
| Born | c. 1432 Pegu (Bago) Hanthawaddy kingdom |
| Died | c. January 1454 Pegu (Bago) Hanthawaddy kingdom |
| Father | Binnya Ran I |
| Mother | Soe Min Wimala Dewi[1] |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Leik Munhtaw (Burmese: လိပ်မွတ်ထော, pronounced [leiʔ mʊ̀ɰ̃ tʰɔ́]; Mon: မမောဟ်ထာဝ်; c. 1432–1454) was the 14th king of the Hanthawaddy Pegu Kingdom in Burma for seven months in 1453–54. He came to power by assassinating his first cousin King Binnya Kyan. Binnya Kyan himself had come to power in 1451 by murdering his cousin King Binnya Waru, and went on to kill off male descendants of King Razadarit.[2] Leik Munhtaw, son of King Binnya Ran I and a grandson of Razadarit, got to Binnya Kyan, also a grandson of Razadarit, first. Leik Munhtaw went on to kill more rivals. In early 1454, palace ministers killed Leik Munhtaw, leaving no male heir of Razadarit's line. The ministers chose his daughter Shin Sawbu to be the next ruler of Hanthawaddy.[3]
Various Burmese chronicles do not agree on the key dates of the king's life.
| Chronicles | Birth–Death | Age | Reign | Length of reign | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maha Yazawin | c. 1438–1451/52 and c. 1438–1453/54 |
~13 and ~15 |
1451/52 and 1453/54 |
7 months | [note 1] |
| Slapat Rajawan | not reported | not reported | 1463/64 | [4] | |
| Hmannan Yazawin | c. 1432–1452/53 and c. 1432–1453/54 |
~21 and ~22 |
1452/53 and 1453/54 |
[note 2] | |
| Mon Yazawin (Shwe Naw) | not reported | not reported | c. 1445/46 | [note 3] |
