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Min Saw O

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Min Saw O
မင်းစောအို
Jalal Shah (ဇလသျှာ)
King of Arakan
ReignJanuary 1515 – July 1515
PredecessorGazapati
SuccessorThazata
BornJanuary 1456
Mrauk-U
DiedJuly 1515 (aged 59)
Wagaung 877 ME[1]
Mrauk-U
ConsortTaung-Nan Mibara
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Min Saw O (Burmese: မင်းစောအို, Burmese pronunciation: [mɪ́ɴ sɔ́ ò]; Arakanese pronunciation: [máɴ sɔ́ ò]; also known as Jalal Shah; 1456–1515) was king of Arakan for six months in 1515. He was a brother of King Salingathu (r. 1494–1502). He was put on the throne by the ministers of the court who had beheaded his grandnephew King Gazapati. Saw O died only after six months of reign in July 1515.[2]

References

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  1. ^ (Sandamala Linkara Vol. 2 1999: 28): Wagaung 877 ME = 12 July 1515 to 9 Aug 1515
  2. ^ Sandamala Linkara Vol. 2 1999: 28

Bibliography

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  • Sandamala Linkara, Ashin (1931). Rakhine Yazawinthit Kyan (in Burmese). Vol. 1–2 (1997–1999 ed.). Yangon: Tetlan Sarpay.
Min Saw O
Born: January 1456 Died: July 1515
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Mrauk-U
January 1515 – July 1515
Succeeded by