Min Dawlya

In this Burmese name, Min is an honorific, not a given name.

Min Dawlya မင်းဒေါလျာ Mathu Shah (မောဓုသျှာ)
King of Arakan
Reign	5 August 1482 – c. February 1492
Predecessor	Ba Saw Phyu
Successor	Ba Saw Nyo
Born	c. January 1456 Mrauk-U
Died	c. February 1492 (aged 36) Mrauk-U
Consort	Saw Pan-Phya Min Pan Hla Saw Ru Saw 11 queens in total[1]
Issue	Ran Aung Saw Mi Saw Phwa Saw Thazata
House	Saw Mon
Father	Ba Saw Phyu
Mother	Saw Nandi
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Min Dawlya (Burmese: မင်းဒေါလျာ, Burmese pronunciation: [mɪ́ɴ dɔ́ l̥à], Arakanese pronunciation: [máɴ dɔ́ l̥à]; also known as Mathu Shah; (1456–1492) was king of Arakan, a former state in Myanmar (Burma), from 1482 to 1492.

Title

He adopted the title Mathu Shah. He was also known as Hsinbyushin for possessing a white elephant,^[1] as he "extended Mrauk-U control to the east and west".^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[1]

References

1. Sandamala Linkara Vol. 2 1999: 25
2. Topich, Leitich 2013: 20
3. Phayre 1967: 78–79

Bibliography

• Phayre, Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur P. (1883). History of Burma (1967 ed.). London: Susil Gupta.
• Sandamala Linkara, Ashin (1931). Rakhine Yazawinthit Kyan (in Burmese). Vol. 1–2 (1997–1999 ed.). Yangon: Tetlan Sarpay.
• Topich, William J.; Keith A. Leitich (2013). The History of Myanmar. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313357244.

Min Dawlya Mrauk-U Kingdom Born: c. January 1456 Died: c. February 1492
Regnal titles
Preceded by Ba Saw Phyu	King of Mrauk-U 5 August 1482 – c. February 1492	Succeeded by Ba Saw Nyo