Sanda Thudhamma

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Sanda Thudhamma Raza
စန္ဒသုဓမ္မရာဇာ
King of Arakan
Reignc. May 1652 - 11 June 1674
PredecessorThado of Mrauk-U
SuccessorThiri Thuriya
Born1637
Died1684 (aged 47)
Mrauk U
ConsortYadanar Piya
IssueThiri Thuriya,Thuwanna Kalya
Names
Shwenanthakhin Sanda Thudhamma Raza
ရွှေနန်းသခင် စန္ဒသုဓမ္မရာဇာ
HouseNarapatigyi
FatherThado of Mrauk-U
MotherYadanar Kounmaryi
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Sanda Thudamma was an Arakanese king of the Mrauk U Kingdom. He reigned from 1652 to 1674.Third Golden Age of Mrauk U.

The famous Bengali poet Syed Alaol was the poet in his court. He translated Tohfa at the request of Shrichondro Sudhormo or Sanda Thudhamma.

In 1664, Sanda Thudamma successfully fended off an invasion by Mugual emperor Aurangzeb. In 1666, another invasion by Shaista Khan recaptured the port of Chittagong. Chittagong remained a key port throughout Mughal rule.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Markovits, Claude, ed. (2004) [First published 1994 as Histoire de l'Inde Moderne]. A History of Modern India, 1480–1950 (2nd ed.). London: Anthem Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-84331-004-4. Shayista Khan ... was appointed [Bengal's] governor in 1664 and swept the region clean of Portuguese and Arakanese pirates ... in 1666, he recaptured the port of Chittagong ... from the king of Arakan. A strategic outpost, Chittagong would remain the principal commercial port of call before entering the waters of the delta.

Bibliography[]

  • Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.
  • Myat Soe, ed. (1964). Myanma Swezon Kyan (in Burmese). 9 (1 ed.). Yangon: Sarpay Beikman.
  • Myint-U, Thant (2006). The River of Lost Footsteps—Histories of Burma. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-16342-6.
  • Sandamala Linkara, Ashin (1931). Rakhine Yazawinthit Kyan (in Burmese). 1–2 (1997 ed.). Yangon: Tetlan Sarpay.

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