Min Saw Hla (Burmese: မင်းစောလှ, [mɪ́ɴ sɔ́ l̥a̰]; 1532–1564) was king of Arakan from 1556 to 1564. At accession, he made his first wife Saw Bon-Htut the chief queen but also married his father's chief queen Saw Thanda. He ordered a massive building program which built and repaired dams, irrigation canals as well as improved the defenses of Mrauk-U and other key towns around the kingdom.[1] In 1561, he commissioned the building of Htukkanthein Temple.[note 2]
| Min Saw Hla မင်းစောလှ | |
|---|---|
| King of Arakan | |
| Reign | 6 March 1556 – 24 July 1564 |
| Predecessor | Dikkha |
| Successor | Sekkya |
| Born | 1532/33 Tuesday, 894 ME[note 1] Mrauk-U |
| Died | 24 July 1564 (aged 31) Monday, Full moon of Wagaung 926 ME[1] Mrauk-U |
| Consort | Saw Bon-Htut Saw Thanda |
| House | Min Bin |
| Father | Dikkha |
| Mother | Saw Mi Latt[1] |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
He tightened control of Chittagong and the kingdom's northern perimeter. In the early 1560s, he sent the army to Tripura, whose ruler, according to Arakanese chronicles, submitted to Mrauk-U. He died in 1564 after a long illness. He had chosen his half-brother Min Sekkya to succeed him, and married Sekkya to his own full sister Dhamma Dewi.[1]
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Bibliography
- Gutman, Pamela (2001). Burma's Lost Kingdoms: Splendours of Arakan. Bangkok: Orchid Press. ISBN 974-8304-98-1.
- Sandamala Linkara, Ashin (1931). Rakhine Yazawinthit Kyan (in Burmese). Vol. 1–2 (1997–1999 ed.). Yangon: Tetlan Sarpay.