Narawara Explained

Type:monarch
Narawara
Reign:14 April 1672 – 27 February 1673
Coronation:1 May 1672
5th waxing of Kason 1034 ME[1]
Succession:King of Burma
Predecessor:Pye
Successor:Minyekyawdin
Suc-Type:Successor
Reg-Type:Chief Minister
Regent:Sithu Nawrahta
Spouse:None
Issue:None
Full Name:Maha Thiha Thudhamma Yaza
House:Toungoo
Father:Pye
Mother:Khin Ma Latt[2]
Birth Date:July 1650
Tuesday, Waso 1012 ME[3]
Death Date:27 February 1673 (aged 22)
12th waxing of Tabaung 1034 ME
Death Place:Ava (Inwa)
Date Of Burial:28 February 1673
Place Of Burial:Inwa Palace
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Narawara (Burmese: နရာဝရ, in Burmese pronounced as /nəɹàwəɹa̰/; 1650–1673) was king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma (Myanmar), who ruled for about 11 months[4] between 1672 and 1673. Narawara ascended to the Burmese throne after his father Pye died in 1672. But Narawara died young and was succeeded by his brother Minyekyawdin.[5]

Early life

Narawara was the only son and middle child of the three children of King Pye and his chief queen Khin Ma Latt.[6] He was born in 1650. He became the heir apparent on 1 June 1664 (Sunday, 8th waxing of Nayon 1026 ME).[7]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 287–289
  2. Hmannan, Vol. 3 2003: 250
  3. (Zata 1960: 48): Tuesday in Waso 1012 ME = 5, 12, 19, 26 July 1650
  4. Rajanubhab, D., 2001, Our Wars With the Burmese, Bangkok: White Lotus Co. Ltd.,
  5. Harvey 1925: 201
  6. Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 241
  7. Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 233