Min Dawlya
King of Arakan
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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.
Reign5 August 1482 – c. February 1492
PredecessorBa Saw Phyu
SuccessorBa Saw Nyo
Bornc. January 1456
Mrauk-U
Mrauk-U
| Min Dawlya မင်းဒေါလျာ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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/Chittagong Hill Tracts | ||||
| Consort | Saw Pan-Phya Min Pan Hla Saw Ru Saw 11 queens in total[1] | ||||
| Issue | Ran Aung Saw Mi Saw Phwa Saw Thazata | ||||
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| House | Saw Mon | ||||
| Father | Ba Saw Phyu | ||||
| Mother | Saw Nandi | ||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||
Reign
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
He died on the war elephant after having returned from a failed expedition to the Chittagong Hill Tracts.[1]
