# Min Saw Hla

_Burmese monarch_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> 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:** 1532 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6862582#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Mrauk U ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6862582#P19))
- **Died:** 24 July 1564 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6862582#P570))
- **Place of death:** Mrauk U ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6862582#P20))
- **Positions held:** King of Arakan (6 March 1556 – 24 July 1564) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6862582#P39))

## 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).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Min Saw Hla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Saw_Hla) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q6862582](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6862582) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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