Alawmaphyu

Alawmaphyu of Launggyet အလောမာဖြူမင်း
King of Arakan
Reign	1250 - 1256 CE
Predecessor	Nganalon (new office)
Successor	Razathu I
Born	c. AD 1227 Nareinzara Toungoo
Died	1256 CE (age 29) Launggyet
Burial	1256 Nandawgôn
Consort	Saw Shwe-Thit
Issue	Razathu I Min Yin Khin Saw Swe Saw Thuza I
House	Launggyet
Father	Nganalon
Mother	Saw Shwe-Nan (စောရွှေနန်း)
Religion	Therevada Buddhism

Alawmapru Min (Arakanese:အလောမာဖြူ; was the founder of the Launggyet Dynasty of Arakan who reigned from 1250 to 1256.[1]

Early life

The future king was born to Prince Nganalon (ငနုလုံး) and Princess Saw Shwe Nan (စောရွှေနန်း) of Second Parein Dynasty in the year 1227 CE.[2]

He was born with albinism which the chronicles reporting the baby prince look pure whitish skin and his hair all grayed.

Reign

Death of Nganalon, his father and he succeeded him and was determined to moved the capital to Launggyet which was permanently established in 1251 CE (613 ME).

His queen was Saw Thit-Shwe (စောသစ်ရွှေ), he died after reigning for 6 years and succeeded by son, Razathugyi in 1256.[3]

Bibliography

• Harvey, G.E (2004). The History of Burma:From Earliest Time to March 1824. London.

• Sandamala Linkara, Ashin (1931). Rakhine Razawin Kyan Thite (in Arakanese). Vol. 1–2 (1997-1999 ed.). Rangoon: Tetlan Sarpay.

References

1. Burma Gazetteer:Akyab District Vol A. Sir Arthur Phrayne. p. 22. Alawmaphyu ascended the throne in 599 ME.
2. Dhanyawaddy Razawin Thit Vol. 1 1930s: 317
3. Dhanywaddy Razawin Thit Vol. 2:317

Preceded by Nganalon

King of Launggyet 1250 - 1256

Succeeded by Razathu I