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Min Saw Hla

Burmese monarch

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Min Saw Hla (Burmese: မင်းစောလှ, [mɪ́ɴ sɔ́ l̥a̰]; 1532–1564) was king of Arakan a former state in Myanmar (Burma), from 1556 to 1564. At accession, he made his first wife Saw Bon-Htut the chief queen but also married his father's chief queen Saw Thanda. He ordered a massive building program which built and repaired dams and irrigation canals as well as improved the defenses of Mrauk-U and other key towns around the kingdom. In 1561, he commissioned the building of Htukkanthein Temple.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Mrauk U wd
Died
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Place of death
Mrauk U wd

Positions held wd

  • King of Arakan (6 March 1556 – 24 July 1564)

About

He tightened control of Chittagong and the kingdom's northern perimeter. In the early 1560s, he sent the army to Tripura, whose ruler, according to Arakanese chronicles, submitted to Mrauk-U. He died in 1564 after a long illness. He had chosen his half-brother Min Sekkya to succeed him, and married Sekkya to his own full sister Dhamma Dewi.

Questions

When was Min Saw Hla born?
Min Saw Hla was born on 1532 in Mrauk U.
What positions has Min Saw Hla held?
Positions held by Min Saw Hla include: King of Arakan (1556–1564).

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Min Saw Hla · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q6862582 · CC0 1.0

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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