Min Sekkya
Appearance
Min Sekkya မင်းစကြာ | |
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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[1] Mrauk-U |
Consort | Dhamma Dewi Saw Thanda |
House | Min Bin |
Father | Dikkha |
Mother | Saw Kauk Ma[2] |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
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.[3]He died of natural causes in 1572, and was succeeded by his paternal uncleMin Phalaung.[1]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Sandamala Linkara, Ashin (1931).Rakhine Yazawinthit Kyan(in Burmese). Vol. 1–2 (1997–1999 ed.). Yangon: Tetlan Sarpay.