Leik Munhtaw
Appearance
Leik Munhtaw ‹See Tfd›လိပ်မွတ်ထော | |
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King of Hanthawaddy | |
Reign | c. April – November 1453 (7 months) |
Predecessor | Binnya Kyan |
Successor | Shin Sawbu |
Father | Binnya Ran I |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Leik Munhtaw (Template:Lang-my, pronounced [leiʔ mʊ̀ɴ tʰɔ́]; Mon: ‹See Tfd›မမောဟ်ထာဝ်; d. November 1453) was the 14th king of Hanthawaddy Pegu who reigned for seven months in 1453. He came to power by assassinating his first cousin King Binnya Kyan. Binnya Kyan himself had come to power in 1450 by murdering his cousin King Binnya Waru, and went on to kill off male descendants of King Razadarit.[1] Leik Munhtaw, son of King Binnya Ran I and a grandson of Razadarit, got to Binnya Kyan, also a grandson of Razadarit, first. Leik Munhtaw went on to kill more rivals. In late 1453, palace ministers killed Leik Munhtaw, leaving no male heir of Razadarit's line. The ministers chose his daughter Shin Sawbu to be the next ruler of Hanthawaddy.[2]
References
- ^ GE Harvey (1925). "Shan Migration (Pegu)". History of Burma (2000 ed.). Asian Educational Services. pp. 112–117. ISBN 8120613651, 9788120613652.
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value: invalid character (help) - ^ Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur P. Phayre (1883). History of Burma (1967 ed.). London: Susil Gupta. p. 67.