Narapati of Mrauk-U

Narapatigyi နရပတိကြီး
King of Arakan
Reign	17 June 1638 - 13 December 1645
Predecessor	Sanay
succession	Thado
Born	Maung Ku-tha မောင်ကုသလ Launggyet
Died	13 December 1645 Mrauk U
Consort	Nat Shin Mae
Issue	Thado
Names Hsinphyuthakhin Hsinnithakhin Narapatigyi ဆင်ဖြူသခင် ဆင်နီသခင် နရပတိကြီး
Father	unknown
Mother	unknown
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Narapati of Mrauk U (Arakanese: နာရပတိ (မြောက်ဦး),was a king of the Mrauk-U Dynasty of Arakan. He was a great-grandson of Min Bin. When Min Sanay died from smallpox, he seized the throne for himself and bore the title of Narapati which means "Lord of the people". To secure his accession, Narapati murdered many royal relatives and nobles. This caused many nobles fled to Chittagong area.

In Narapati's reign, the military might of Mrauk U kingdom began to dwindle. However, one of achievements of Narapati was that he could established diplomatic ties with Ava in 1640. But he could not have good relation with Dutch for trade. The king ruled till when he died in 1644 and his son Thado succeeded him.

Third Mrauk U period

As military might of Mrauk U Kingdom began to dwindle saw the last era of the dynasty.

References

(1) A history of rakhineland in brief By Aung Hla Thein

(2) New arakanese chronicle By Ven. Candamālālaṇkāra