Sanda Wizaya ( Arakanese:စန္ဒာဝီဇရ; commonly known as Thaungnyo was a 35th king of the Mrauk-U Dynasty 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 1710 to 1731. The Kingdom was left without central administration after his death.

Early life

The future king born in old city of Hkrit called Hkrit Creek or 'Khrit Chaung' (ခြိတ်ချောင်း) modern day

Minbya Township Minbya Township ( my, မင်းပြားမြို့နယ်) is a township of Mrauk-U District in the Rakhine State of Myanmar. The principal town is Minbya Minbya (Mongbra) ( my, မင်းပြားမြို့, ) is a town in ...

. His name was Thaungyo (တုံးညို) who was likely born around the 1670s.

Biography

Ever since the death of King

Sanda Thudhamma Sanda Thudamma (Arakanese language, Arakanese:စန္ဒသုဓမ္မရာဇာ, or islamized name Saad Ummadar), was 24th king of the Mrauk U Kingdom. He reigned from 1652 to 1674. He lost the control of Chittagong under his reign. T ...

, the kingdom had been a disturbed state and internal chaos crippled the nation. beginning of the 18th century, near the mouth of

Lemro River The Lemro ( my, လေးမြို့မြစ်, ) originally called Aizannadi is a river of Myanmar flowing through Chin State and Rakhine State. It flows into the Bay of Bengal east of Sittwe. The name of the river was given after establish ...

, and other places were seized by robber chiefs Whose gangs devastated the country. Thaungnyo, a man of low origin but strong will, having more by good lack than anything else, defeated one of the gangs and gained over the inhabitants of the capital. Later, declared himself king and justified his authority by clearing the country of daciots who infested it and forcibly exiled the

Kamein The Kamein ( my, ကမန်လူမျိုး), also known as the Kaman (), are a Southeast Asian ethnic group indigenous to Rakhine State, Myanmar, where they primarily reside in, and who predominantly follow Islam. The name ''Kaman'' comes ...

; who wore the king's palace guards after the Arakanese lost the control of

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

in 1666. He repaired the Mahâmuni, Mahâti and walls of the city, built himself a new palace. Also launched a military campaign against the

Mughals The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...

to retake Chittagong which resulted nominal control, after taking advantages of the disturbances of Mughal Emperor

Jahandar Shah Mirza Mu'izz-ud-Din Beg Muhammad Khan (10 May 1661 – 11 February 1713), more commonly known as Jahandar Shah (), was the ninth Mughal Emperor who ruled for a brief period in 1712–1713. He was the son of Bahadur Shah (Shah Alam), and the ...

, which ravaged the lower part of Bengal with his armies. He died in 1731 after his assassination and was succeeded by his son in-law, Sanda Thuriya III.

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