Min Khamaung (
Arakanese:မင်းခမောင်း; ,
Arakanese pronunciation: ; also known as Hussein Shah; was a king of
Arakan
Arakan ( or ) is a historic coastal region in Southeast Asia. Its borders faced the Bay of Bengal to its west, the Indian subcontinent to its north and Burma proper to its east. The Arakan Mountains isolated the region and made it accessi ...
from 1612 to 1622.
Early Life
The future king was born to Princess Pyinsala Sanda (ပဥ္စလစန္ဒာ) and Prince
Razagyi in Khamaungseit (ခမောင်းဆိပ်) which is modern day
Maungdaw Township
Maungdaw Township ( my, မောင်တောမြို့နယ် ) is a township of Maungdaw District in Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma). The principal town is Maungdaw.
The township has a large Muslim Rohingya population, roughly 80% of ...
on the year 1557.
Death
The King was assassinated by one of his queen.
Reign
Min Khamaung succeeded his father after revolted three times against his father, Min Razagyi death in 1612 . The Kingdom had been chaotic due to the Portuguese insurrections.
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Monarchs of Mrauk-U
17th century in Burma
17th-century Burmese monarchs
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