Min Saw Mon

Narameikhla Min Saw Mon
နရမိတ်လှ မင်းစောမွန်
Saw Mon III of Launggyet
Suleiman Shah
King of Arakan
Reign18 April 1429 – 9 May 1433
PredecessorNaranu
SuccessorMin Khayi
King of Arakan
ReignApril 1404 – 29 November 1406
PredecessorTheinkhathu
SuccessorAnawrahta (as Ava vassal)
Born1380/81
Thursday, 742 ME
Launggyet
Died9 May 1433 (aged 52)
Saturday, 6th waning of Kason 795 ME
Mrauk-U
ConsortSaw Sit II
Saw Pu Nyo
Saw Pyauk
IssueSons: Min Kyaw, Min Mandat, Min Mon Thin
Daughters: Saw Pu Shwe, Saw Pyo
Names
Shwenanthakhun Narameikhla Raza (ရွှေနန်းသခင် နာရမိတ်လှရာဇာ) (meaning-King Narameikhla, Lord of Golden Palace)
HouseAlawmaphyu
FatherRazathu II[1]
MotherSaw Nyet Htwa[1]
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Narameikhla Min Saw Mon (Arakanese:နရမိတ်လှ မင်းစောမွန်, Burmese pronunciation: [nəɹa̰ meiʔl̥a̰ mɪ́ɰ̃ sɔ́ mʊ̀ɰ̃], Arakanese transliteration: Meng Sao Mwan, Arakanese pronunciation: [máɰ̃ sɔ́ mʊ̀aɰ̃]; also known as Suleiman Shah; 1380–1433) was the last king of Launggyet Dynasty and the founder of Mrauk-U Dynasty of Arakan.

He became king in 1404 but was driven out of Launggyet in 1406 by Crown Prince Minye Kyawswa of Ava. He sought refuge in the Bengal Sultanate, and later entered the military service of Sultan Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah. In 1429, he reclaimed the Arakanese throne with the help of the sultan, and ruled the kingdom. He founded a new capital, Mrauk-U, in 1430 at a more strategic location. The king died in 1433, and was succeeded by his younger brother Khayi.

  1. ^ a b Sandamala Linkara Vol. 1 1997: 183