Sanda Thudhamma
Sanda Thudamma (Arakanese:စန္ဒသု ဓမ္မရာဇား, was an Arakanese king of the Mrauk U Kingdom. He reigned from 1652 to 1674. He loss the control of Chittagong under his reign.
| Sanda Thudhamma Raza စန္ဒသုဓမ္မရာဇာ | |||||
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| King of Arakan | |||||
| Reign | c. May 1652 - 11 June 1674 | ||||
| Predecessor | Thado of Mrauk-U | ||||
| Successor | Thiri Thuriya | ||||
| Born | 1637 | ||||
| Died | 1684 (aged 47) Mrauk U | ||||
| Consort | Yadanar Piya | ||||
| Issue | Thiri Thuriya,Thuwanna Kalya | ||||
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| House | Narapatigyi | ||||
| Father | Thado of Mrauk-U | ||||
| Mother | Yadanar Kounmaryi | ||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||
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 had to cede large amounts of his territories due to an invasion by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. In 1666, another invasion by Shaista Khan captured the port of Chittagong. Chittagong remained a key port throughout Mughal rule.[1]
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| Myinsaing and Pinya Kingdoms 1297–1364 | |
| Sagaing Kingdom 1315–1364 | |
| Kingdom of Ava 1364–1555 | |
| Hanthawaddy Kingdom 1287–1539, 1550–1552 | |
| Mrauk U Kingdom 1429–1785 |
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| Prome Kingdom 1482–1542 | |
| Toungoo Dynasty 1510–1752 | |
| Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom 1740–1757 | |
| Konbaung Dynasty 1752–1885 | |
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References
- 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). Vol. 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). Vol. 1–2 (1997 ed.). Yangon: Tetlan Sarpay.
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