Min Dawlya
King of Arakan
About Min Dawlya
Lived 1456 – 1492 (aged 35–36).
Min Dawlya (, , Arakanese pronunciation: ; also known as Mathu Shah; (1456–1492) was king of Arakan, a former state in Myanmar (Burma), from 1482 to 1492.
Reign He came to power by having his father King Ba Saw Phyu assassinated after his father had chosen another son as his heir apparent. Dawlya proved an able king, however.
Death He died on the war elephant after having returned from a failed expedition to the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
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Who was Min Dawlya?
king of Arakan
When was Min Dawlya born?
Min Dawlya was born in 1456 in Mrauk U.
When did Min Dawlya die?
Min Dawlya died in 1492 in Mrauk U.
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