Dikkha
Burmese monarch
About Dikkha
Lived 1515 – 1556 (aged 40–41).
Min Dikkha (, ; 1515–1556, in the Arakanese language as Mong Tikkha) was ruler of the Kingdom of Mrauk U, in what is now Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma), from 1554 to 1556. He was the heir-apparent of the kingdom for 22 years during the reign of his father, King Min Bin. Dikkha was an able military commander who led the Arakanese navy in Min Bin's conquest of Bengal in 1532–1533. He led the Royal Arakanese Navy in the Taungoo–Ava War (1538–45), and in the Taungoo–Mrauk-U War (1545–47).
Reign The king was also known as Bahadur Shah by the neighbouring Bengal.
During his short reign, Islam Shah Suri of the brief but influential Sur Empire died, creating a power vacuum leading to the re-emergence of the Bengal Sultanate. Based on coinage issued by the new Bengal Sultan Muhammad Khan Sur, some historians believe that Bengal exerted its influence on Arakan, far beyond the usual contestation over Chittagong. The extent of this is contested since the coinage uses the term "Rakan" rather than "Mrauk U", which could either be an early use of the later word "Arakan" or an atypical coin issued for the Chittagong province and not the capital at Mrauk U.
Min Dikkha built the Koe-thaung Temple, the largest of all temples in Mrauk U during his short reign.
Death Min Dikkha died from a kidney disease.
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Who was Dikkha?
Burmese monarch
When was Dikkha born?
Dikkha was born in 1515 in Mrauk U.
When did Dikkha die?
Dikkha died on 6 March 1556 in Mrauk U.
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