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Ba Saw Phyu

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707: 422:(Sandamala Linkara Vol. 2 1999: 24) says he was assassinated on Monday, 7th waning of Wagaung 843 ME which translates to Friday, 17 August 1481. It is clearly a typo since the prior page (Sandamala Linkara Vol. 2 1999: 23) says he was on the front in Chittagong in Natdaw 843 (November 1481). Moreover, the chronicle says he reigned for 23 years; since he came to power in 1459, the correct date should be a year later, 5 August 1482 which was indeed a Monday. 167: 368:
revolted. Both were easily put down but the most serious rebellion came in 1481 when Chittagong revolted. In December 1481 (Natdaw 843), he marched to Chittagong. The city was taken only after a fierce battle that lasted several days. The control of the city exchanged hands several times but
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Though "highly praised by his countrymen" for his enlightened rule, the king was assassinated by a servant of his eldest son Dawlya on 5 August 1482. Dawlya had been unhappy about the king's recent decision to anoint his younger half-brother Gamani as the
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Soon after the Min Swe rebellion, King Khayi died, and Phyu succeeded the throne at age 29. The new king proved an ambitious king. In the first year of his reign, he took advantage of the turmoil at Sultan
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His reign was largely peaceful although rebellions did break out from time to time. In 1461, the lord of Tanlwe revolted. On 23 May 1476 (Thursday, 1st waxing of 1st Waso 838 ME), the
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The king founded a town called Pyin-htaung in 1463. In 1471, he expanded Mrauk-U city and built new moats and water canals. For religion, he built the
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and several half-brothers. Although he had an older half-brother, Min Khayi's first son by a commoner wife, Phyu's main rival to the throne was
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Swe, his half-brother whose mother Saw Pyinsa was also of Launggyet royalty and a first cousin of Saw Pa-Ba. According to the
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Arakanese forces eventually prevailed. The chronicles report that Ba Saw Phyu chased the rebels deep into Bengal.
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by the king in 1458. Min Swe, then governor of Launggyet, revolted, and came back with a force supplied by the
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in 1459, and put down a rebellion there in 1481. He established religious contacts with
1555: 1436: 1366: 1062: 1057: 999: 984: 962: 942: 880: 821: 358: 431:(Sandamala Linkara Vol. 2 1999: 18): His parents were married c. mid-1429, after King 381: 1710: 1520: 1451: 1441: 1426: 1386: 1326: 1169: 1009: 845: 826: 801: 719: 398: 323: 1505: 1416: 1396: 1376: 1296: 1286: 1231: 1179: 1154: 1139: 1114: 1029: 974: 932: 861: 796: 741: 365: 197: 1629: 1624: 1597: 1540: 1530: 1525: 1515: 1291: 1276: 1206: 1149: 1144: 989: 786: 432: 353: 327: 1669: 1664: 1619: 1510: 1500: 1468: 1406: 1391: 1361: 1356: 1281: 1271: 1236: 1226: 1221: 1164: 1159: 979: 857: 806: 781: 665: 348: 316: 300: 299:), both of Launggyet royalty in early 1430. Prince Phyu had a younger brother 274: 262: 209: 118: 65: 1659: 1644: 1634: 1560: 1351: 1306: 1251: 1211: 1184: 1174: 1129: 1052: 1047: 771: 648: 286: 205: 137: 55: 673: 1649: 1550: 1411: 1246: 1119: 1104: 1099: 1089: 870: 865: 746: 331: 606:(in Burmese). Vol. 1–2 (1997–1999 ed.). Yangon: Tetlan Sarpay. 1545: 1401: 1266: 1256: 922: 791: 766: 731: 81: 1535: 1084: 1043: 816: 776: 377: 266: 1421: 1109: 1094: 761: 677: 584:
History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824
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Vassal of the Confederation of Shan States (1532–42)
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Index

King of Arakan
Khayi
Dawlya
Mrauk-U
ME
Issue
Dawlya
Khayi
Theravada Buddhism
Burmese script
rendering support
question marks, boxes, or other symbols
Burmese script
Burmese name
honorific
given name
Ba Saw Phyu
Burmese
[ba̰sɔ́pʰjù]
[ba̰sɔ́pʰɹù]
Arakan
Chittagong
Ceylon
Mahabodhi Shwe-Gu Temple
Dawlya
Khayi
Saw Pa-Ba
Ba Saw Nyo
Min
Arakanese chronicles

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