{"id":"min-saw-mon","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/min-saw-mon","language":"en","name":"Min Saw Mon","name_en":"Min Saw Mon","name_ne":null,"description":"King of Arakan","headline":"King of Arakan","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Narameikhla Min Saw Mon, (Arakanese:နရမိတ်လှ မင်းစောမွန်, Burmese pronunciation: [nəɹa̰ meiʔl̥a̰ mɪ́ɰ̃ sɔ́  mʊ̀ɰ̃], Arakanese transliteration: Mong Saw Mwan, or Mawn Saw Mwen, Arakanese pronunciation: [mɔ́ɰ̃ sɔ́ mʊ̀aɰ̃]; 1380–1433) was the last king of the Launggyet Dynasty and the founder of the Mrauk-U Dynasty of Arakan, a former state in Myanmar (Burma).","summary_more":["He became king in 1404 but was driven out of Launggyet in 1406 by Crown Prince Minye Kyawswa of Ava. He sought refuge in the Bengal Sultanate, and later entered the military service of Sultan Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah. In 1429, he reclaimed the Arakanese throne with the help of the sultan, and ruled the kingdom. He founded a new capital, Mrauk-U, in 1430 at a more strategic location. The king died in 1433, and was succeeded by his younger brother Khayi."],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1380","date":"1380"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6862585#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Launggyet","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6498493"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6862585#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"1433","date":"1433"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6862585#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Mrauk U","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1951490"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6862585#P20"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"king","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12097"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6862585#P106"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"King of Arakan (18 April 1429 – 9 May 1433)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124662282","start":"1429-04-18","end":"1433-05-09"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6862585#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Saw_Mon","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6862585"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Min Saw Mon born?","a":"Min Saw Mon was born on 1380 in Launggyet."},{"q":"What positions has Min Saw Mon held?","a":"Positions held by Min Saw Mon include: King of Arakan (1429–1433)."}],"related":[{"name":"Apaya","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/apaya"},{"name":"Ba Saw Nyo","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ba-saw-nyo"},{"name":"Ba Saw Phyu","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ba-saw-phyu"},{"name":"Min Dikkha","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/min-dikkha"},{"name":"Gazapati","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/gazapati"},{"name":"Kalamandat","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kalamandat"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":null,"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Min Saw Mon","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Saw_Mon","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q6862585","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6862585","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Min Saw Mon, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).","cite":"\"Min Saw Mon\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/min-saw-mon. Retrieved 4 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T12:00:53Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-04","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/min-saw-mon","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/min-saw-mon","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/min-saw-mon?lang=ne"}}