Smim Htaw Buddhaketi
| Smim Htaw Buddhaketi သမိန်ထောဗုဒ္ဓကိတ္တိ |
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| Reign | c. July 1740 – December 1747 |
| Successor | Binnya Dala |
| Prime Minister | Binnya Dala |
| Consort | Thiri Seitta, Princess of Chiang Mai[1] |
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| Tha Hla သာလှ[1] | |
| House | Toungoo |
| Father | Lord of Pagan |
| Mother | Thupappa |
| Born | Pagan? |
| Died | Chiang Mai? |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Smim Htaw Buddhaketi (Burmese: သမိန်ထောဗုဒ္ဓကိတ္တိ [θəmèɪɴ tʰɔ́ boʊʔda̰ keɪʔtḭ]) was the first king of the Restored Kingdom of Hanthawaddy which overthrew Toungoo Dynasty's rule in Lower Burma. From 1740 to 1747, the ethnic Burman king was a nominal figurehead of the ethnic Mon rebellion. He was selected to be king by the leaders of the Mon insurrection for his royal lineage.
Styled with the Mon title Smim Htaw Buddhaketi (lit. "Lord of the Striped Elephant"; "ဆင်ကျားရှင်"), the former Buddhist monk found it difficult to adjust himself to the life of king. As an ethnic Burman, he was reluctant to take charge of the government or command of the army, and usually absent from the capital.[2] Much of the governance and fighting was left to his prime minister Binnya Dala, an ethnic Shan. Circa December 1747, the nominal king abdicated the throne and left for Chiang Mai.
[edit] Background
He was reputedly a son of lord of Pagan who fled to east of Pegu after his unsuccessful revolt against King Taninganway in 1714.[3] This would make the Burmese king Mahadhammaraza Dipadi a nephew of his. Smim Htaw Buddhaketi grew up among Shans and Karens of the region, and spoke Mon.
[edit] References
- ^ a b (in Burmese) Hmannan Yazawin. 3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar. 1829. pp. 373.
- ^ Maung Htin Aung (1967). A History of Burma. New York and London: Cambridge University Press. p. 152.
- ^ GE Harvey. History of Burma (2000 ed.). Asian Educational Services. pp. 207–213. ISBN 8120613651, 9788120613652.
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Smim Htaw Buddhaketi
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| Preceded by New dynasty |
King of Hanthawaddy c. July 1740 – c. December 1747 |
Succeeded by Binnya Dala |
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