Min Hti of Arakan


Min Hti of Launggyet
မင်းထီး
King Min Hti, depicted as god with four fingers
King of Arakan
Reignc. 1279–1374[1]
(or c. 1283/84–1389/90)
Coronationc. 1295
PredecessorSithabin I
SuccessorSaw Mon II (or Uzana II of Launggyet)
Bornc. 1273
Launggyet, Arakan
Diedapprox. 1374 (aged around 101)
Launggyet
SpouseSaw Sit I (chief queen)

Saw Pyo, Saw Nyo,

Saw Thanda Phyu
IssueThiwarit of Arakan, Uzana II of Arakan, Thinhse of Arakan
Regnal name
"Shwe Nan Thakhin Meng Mrat Meng Htee" (Prince of the Golden Palace)
Posthumous name
လေးမြို့ခေတ် လောင်းကြက် မင်းနေပြည်တော် သျှင်ဘုရင်မင်းထီး
HouseAlawmaphyu
FatherMin Bilu of Launggyet
MotherSaw Thamar
ReligionTherevada Buddhism

Min Hti (Arakanese: မင်းထီး; c. 1270s[note 1]c. 1373/74;[note 2] Minhti or Mindi) was king of Launggyet Arakan from c. 1279 to 1373/74. He is best known for being the longest reigning monarch in history, although the exact length of his reign is unknown. He became king at a young age after his father Min Bilu was assassinated by Sithabin I of Arakan. According to the Arakanese chronicles, he reigned for 106 years while one British colonial era scholar estimated it to be about 95 years. The Guinness Book of World Records, however, recognizes it as the longest "reputed" reign.[2]

  1. ^ Harvey 1925: 374
  2. ^ "Longest ever reigns". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2022-09-08.


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