Min Dawlya

Min Dawlya
မင်းဒေါလျာ
Mathu Shah (မောဓုသျှာ)
King of Arakan
Reign5 August 1482 – c. February 1492
PredecessorBa Saw Phyu
SuccessorBa Saw Nyo
Bornc. January 1456
Mrauk-U
Diedc. February 1492 (aged 36)
Mrauk-U
ConsortSaw Pan-Phya
Min Pan Hla
Saw Ru Saw
11 queens in total[1]
IssueRan Aung
Saw Mi Saw
Phwa Saw
Thazata
FatherBa Saw Phyu
MotherSaw Nandi
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Min Dawlya (Burmese: မင်းဒေါလျာ, Burmese pronunciation: [mɪ́ɴ dɔ́ l̥à], Arakanese pronunciation: [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]

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