Min Sekkya

Min Sekkya မင်းစကြာ
King of Arakan
Reign	24 July 1564 – 7 February 1572
Predecessor	Saw Hla
Successor	Phalaung
Born	c. May 1536 Friday, 898ME Mrauk-U
Died	7 February 1572 (aged 35) Thursday, 8th waning of Tabodwe 933 ME Mrauk-U
Consort	Dhamma Dewi Saw Thanda
House	Min Bin
Father	Dikkha
Mother	Saw Kauk Ma
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

In thisBurmese name,Minis anhonorific,not agiven name.

Min Sekkya(Burmese:မင်းစကြာ,[mɪ́ɴsɛʔtɕà],Arakanese pronunciation:[máɴsɔʔkɹà];1536–1572) was king ofArakanfrom 1564 to 1572. He succeeded his elder half-brother KingMin Saw Hla,who had chosen him to be the heir apparent. The northern vassal ofTripura,which had submitted to Min Saw Hla, revolted and for a time, he lost control ofChittagong.He took back the city, but he was unsuccessful in regaining control of Tripura. He carried on his brother's construction endeavours. He was married to his half-sister Dhamma Dewi but after she died, he marriedSaw Thanda,who had been queen of both his brother Min Saw Hla and his father MinDikkha.He died of natural causes in 1572, and was succeeded by his paternal uncleMin Phalaung.

Bibliography

• Sandamala Linkara, Ashin (1931).Rakhine Yazawinthit Kyan(in Burmese). Vol. 1–2 (1997–1999 ed.). Yangon: Tetlan Sarpay.