Alawmaphyu

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Alawmaphyu of Launggyet
အလောမာဖြူမင်း
King of Arakan
Reign1250 - 1256 CE
PredecessorNganalon (new office)
SuccessorRazathu I
Born1227 CE
Nareinzara Toungoo
Died1256 CE (age 29)
Launggyet
Burial1256
Nandawgôn
ConsortSaw Shwe-Thit
IssueRazathu I
Min Yin Khin
Saw Swe
Saw Thuza I
HouseLaunggyet
FatherNganalon
MotherSaw Shwe-Nan (စောရွှေနန်း)
ReligionTherevada Buddhism

Alawmapru Min (Arakanese:အလောမာဖြူ; was the founder of the Launggyet Dynasty of Arakan who reigned from 1250 to 1256.[1]

Early life[edit]

The future king was born to Prince Nganalon (ငနုလုံး) and Princess Saw Shwe Nan (စောရွှေနန်း) of Second Parein Dynasty in the year 1227 CE.[2]

He was born with albinism which the chronicles reporting the baby prince look pure whitish skin and his hair all grayed.

Reign[edit]

Death of Nganalon, his father and he succeeded him and was determined to moved the capital to Launggyet which was permanently established in 1251 CE (613 ME).

His queen was Saw Thit-Shwe (စောသစ်ရွှေ), he died after reigning for 6 years and succeeded by son, Razathugyi in 1256.[3]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Harvey, G.E (2004). The History of Burma:From Earliest Time to March 1824. London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Burma Gazetteer:Akyab District Vol A. Sir Arthur Phrayne. p. 22. Alawmaphyu ascended the throne in 599 ME.
  2. ^ Dhanyawaddy Razawin Thit Vol. 1 1930s: 317
  3. ^ Dhanywaddy Razawin Thit Vol. 2:317
Preceded by King of Launggyet
1250 - 1256
Succeeded by