Friday, February 22, 2019

The Arakanese Kings and Muslim Names

The Arakanese Kings and Muslim Names

The practice of adopting a Muslim name by the arakanese kings continued for more than two hundred years. The arakanese kings who are known to have taken Muslim names are as follows: 


Sl no.  Names of the Kings  Reign Period Muslim Names
1 Min saw Mun or 
Narameikhla
1430- 1434 Sulaiman Shah
2 Naranu or 
Min Khari
1434- 1459 Ali Shah or 
Ali Khan
3 Basaw Pyu 1459- 1482 Kalima Shah
4 Min Dawlya 1482- 1492 Mu Khu Shah
5 Basaw Nyo 1492- 1494  Muhammad Shah
6 Yanaung 1494 Nuri Shah
7 Salingathu 1494-1501 Sheik Abdullah Shah
8 Minyaza 1501- 1513 Iliyas Shah I
9 Kasabadi 1513-1515 Iliyas Shah II
10 Min Saw O 1515 Jalal Shah
11 Thatasa 1515-1521 Ali Shah
12 Min Khaung Raza 1521-1531 El Shah Azad
13 Min Bin 1531-1553 Zabuk Shah
14 Min Dikha 1553-1555 Daud Khan
15 Min Palaung 1571-1593 Sikandar Shah
16 Minyazagyi 1593-1612 Salim Shah I
17 Min Khamaung 1612-1622 Hussain Shah
18 Thiri Thudamma 1622-1638 Salim Shah II

Ref: Prof. Dr. Abdul Karim's The Rohingyas: History and  Culture (P-33)

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