Ba Saw Phyu

Ba Saw Phyu
ဘစောဖြူ
Kalima Shah (ကလမသျှာ)
King of Arakan
Reignc. January 1459 – 5 August 1482
PredecessorKhayi
SuccessorDawlya
Bornc. March 1430 (Thursday born)
Mrauk-U
Died5 August 1482 (aged 52)
Monday, 7th waning of Wagaung 844 ME[note 1]
Mrauk-U
ConsortSaw Nandi
Saw Htin
IssueDawlya (son)
Gamani (son)
Narapati Sekkya (son)
Saw Mi Saw (daughter)
another daughter
FatherKhayi
MotherSaw Pa-Ba
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Ba Saw Phyu (Burmese: ဘစောဖြူ, Burmese pronunciation: [ba̰ sɔ́ pʰjù]; also spelled Ba Saw Pru, Arakanese pronunciation: [ba̰ sɔ́ pʰɹù]; also known as Kalima Shah; 1430–1482) was king of Arakan from 1459 to 1482. He acquired Chittagong in 1459, and put down a rebellion there in 1481. He established religious contacts with Ceylon and built the Mahabodhi Shwe-Gu Temple. Though he was beloved by his subjects for his enlightened rule, the king was assassinated by a servant of his eldest son Dawlya.
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