Maha Thammada
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Maha Thammada (Rakhine: မဟာသမ္မတ; c. May 1742 – 1786), born Thado Aung (Rakhine: သတိုးအောင်), was the final monarch of the Kingdom of Mrauk U, reigning from 1782 to 1785. He was the final Rakhine monarch.
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Maha Thammada Raza မဟာသမ္မတရာဇာ Aggoponnyazaw Raza အဂ္ဂေါပုညာဇောရာဇာ | |||||
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King of Mrauk U | |||||
Reign | 2 December 1782 – 9 January 1785 | ||||
Coronation | Monday, 14th waning of Tazaungmon, 1144 ME | ||||
Predecessor | Sanda Thaditha | ||||
Successor | Monarchy dissolved Nandapakyan (Burmese governor) | ||||
Born | c. May 1742 Zinchaung, Ramree Island, Kingdom of Mrauk U | ||||
Died | 1786 (aged 42) Amarapura, Konbaung dynasty (now Myanmar) | ||||
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House | Ramree | ||||
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
When Sanda Thaditha died in 1782, nobles gathered and all in unison enthroned Thado Aung, who was a Duke of Ramree held the post of Letwemyan (လက်ဝဲမြန် အမတ်) and was the husband of niece of deceased king Sanda Thaditha. Thado Aung assumed the title of Maha Thammada Raza and ascended the throne. His queen was Saw Mae Pon (စောမယ်ပုံ). He appointed his brother in law, Kyaw Bon (ကျော်ပုံ), a general. He made his younger brother Chit Hla Shwe (ချစ်လှရွှေ) crown prince.