Min Saw O Explained

Type:monarch
Min Saw O

Jalal Shah (ဇလသျှာ)
Reign:January 1515 – July 1515
Succession:King of Arakan
Predecessor:Gazapati
Successor:Thazata
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse:Taung-Nan Mibara
Birth Date:January 1456
Birth Place:Mrauk-U
Death Date:July 1515 (aged 59)
Wagaung 877 ME[1]
Death Place:Mrauk-U
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Min Saw O (Burmese: မင်းစောအို, in Burmese pronounced as /mɪ́ɴ sɔ́ ò/; Arakanese pronunciation: in Burmese pronounced as /máɴ sɔ́ ò/; also known as Jalal Shah; 1456–1515) was king of Arakan for six months in 1515. He was a brother of King Salingathu (r. 1494–1502). He was put on the throne by the ministers of the court who had beheaded his grandnephew King Gazapati. Saw O died only after six months of reign in July 1515.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. (Sandamala Linkara Vol. 2 1999: 28): Wagaung 877 ME = 12 July 1515 to 9 Aug 1515
  2. Sandamala Linkara Vol. 2 1999: 28