Type: | monarch |
Sanda Thudhamma Raza | |
Reign: | c. May 1652 - 11 June 1674 |
Succession: | King of Arakan |
Predecessor: | Thado of Mrauk-U |
Successor: | Uggabala |
Suc-Type: | Successor |
Spouse: | Ratana Piya |
Issue: | Uggabala Wara Dhammaraza Thuwanna Kalya |
Full Name: | Shwenanthakhin Sanda Thudhamma Raza ရွှေနန်းသခင် စန္ဒသုဓမ္မရာဇာ |
House: | Narapatigyi |
Father: | Thado of Mrauk-U |
Mother: | Raatana Kounmari |
Birth Date: | 1637 Tabaung 983 ME |
Birth Name: | Nga Twan Khin ငထွန်းခင် |
Birth Place: | Mrauk U |
Death Date: | 20 December 1684 (aged 47) Wednesday, 3rd waxing of Pyatho 1030 ME |
Death Place: | Mrauk U |
Religion: | Theravada Buddhism |
Sanda Thudhamma Raza (Arakanese: စန္ဒသုဓမ္မရာဇာ, was 24th king of the Mrauk U Kingdom. He reigned from 1652 to 1674. He lost the control of Chittagong during his reign.
The famous Bengali poet Syed Alaol was the poet in his court. He translated Tohfa at the request of Shrichondro Sudhormo or Sanda Thudhamma.
Prince ascended to the throne after death of his father, Thado in 1652.
In 1664, Sanda Thudamma had to cede large amounts of his territories due to an invasion by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. In 1666, another invasion by Shaista Khan captured the port of Chittagong. Chittagong remained a key port throughout Mughal rule.[1]