Thazata Explained

Type:monarch
Thazata

Ali Shah (ဣလိသျှာ)
Reign:July 1515 – c. April 1521
Succession:King of Arakan
Predecessor:Saw O
Successor:Minkhaung
Suc-Type:Successor
Spouse:Saw Nan-Hset
Father:Dawlya[1]
Mother:Saw Ru Saw
Birth Date:c. February 1464 (Thursday born)
Birth Place:Mrauk-U
Death Date:c. April 1521 (aged 57)
Death Place:Daingkyi?
Religion:Theravada Buddhism

Thazata (Burmese: သဇာတ, in Burmese pronounced as /θəzàta̰/; also known as Ali Shah; 1464–1521) was king of Arakan from 1515 to 1521. He was a son of King Dawlya (r. 1482–1492), and governor of Ramree when he was selected by the ministers to succeed King Saw O. He moved the palace from Mrauk-U to a place called Daingkyi. He died in 1521.[2]

He built the Andaw-thein Ordination Hall.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Sandamala Linkara Vol. 2 1999: 25
  2. Sandamala Linkara Vol. 2 1999: 28
  3. Gutman 2001: 112