Ba Saw Phyu
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Ba Saw Phyu (Burmese: ဘစောဖြူ, Burmese pronunciation: [ba̰ sɔ́ pʰjù]; also spelled Ba Saw Pru, Arakanese pronunciation: [ba̰ sɔ́ pʰɹù]; also known as Kalima Shah; 1430–1482) was king of Arakan from 1459 to 1482. He acquired Chittagong in 1459, and put down a rebellion there in 1481. He established religious contacts with Ceylon and built the Mahabodhi Shwe-Gu Temple. Though he was beloved by his subjects for his enlightened rule, the king was assassinated by a servant of his eldest son Dawlya.
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Ba Saw Phyu ဘစောဖြူ Kalima Shah (ကလမသျှာ) | |
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King of Arakan | |
Reign | c. January 1459 – 5 August 1482 |
Predecessor | Khayi |
Successor | Dawlya |
Born | c. March 1430 (Thursday born) Mrauk-U |
Died | 5 August 1482 (aged 52) Monday, 7th waning of Wagaung 844 ME[note 1] Mrauk-U |
Consort | Saw Nandi Saw Htin |
Issue | Dawlya (son) Gamani (son) Narapati Sekkya (son) Saw Mi Saw (daughter) another daughter |
Father | Khayi |
Mother | Saw Pa-Ba |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
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