Min Dawlya Explained

Type:monarch
Min Dawlya

Mathu Shah (မောဓုသျှာ)
Reign:5 August 1482 – c. February 1492
Succession:King of Arakan
Predecessor:Ba Saw Phyu
Successor:Ba Saw Nyo
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse: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
Birth Date:c. January 1456
Birth Place:Mrauk-U
Death Date:c. February 1492 (aged 36)
Death Place:Mrauk-U
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Min Dawlya (Burmese: မင်းဒေါလျာ, in Burmese pronounced as /mɪ́ɴ dɔ́ l̥à/, Arakanese pronunciation: in Burmese pronounced as /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]

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Notes and References

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