Sanda Thudhamma Raza (Arakanese: စန္ဒသုဓမ္မရာဇာ, was 24th king of the Mrauk U Kingdom. He reigned from 1652 to 1674. He lost the control of Chittagong during his reign.
| Sanda Thudhamma Raza စန္ဒသုဓမ္မရာဇာ | |||||
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 Going around the Palace of Arakanese King Sanda Thudhamma Raza in Mrauk-U, AD 1664 | |||||
| King of Arakan | |||||
| Reign | c. May 1652 - 11 June 1674 | ||||
| Predecessor | Thado of Mrauk-U | ||||
| Successor | Uggabala | ||||
| Born | Nga Twan Khin ငထွန်းခင် c. February 1637 Tabaung 983 ME Mrauk U | ||||
| Died | 20 December 1684 (aged 47) Wednesday, 3rd waxing of Pyatho 1030 ME Mrauk U | ||||
| Consort | Ratana Piya | ||||
| Issue | Uggabala Wara Dhammaraza Thuwanna Kalya | ||||
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| House | Narapatigyi | ||||
| Father | Thado of Mrauk-U | ||||
| Mother | Raatana Kounmari | ||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||
The famous Bengali poet Syed Alaol was the poet in his court. He translated Tohfa at the request of Shrichondro Sudhormo or Sanda Thudhamma.
Reign
Prince ascended to the throne after death of his father, Thado in 1652.
In 1664, Sanda Thudamma had to cede large amounts of his territories due to an invasion by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. In 1666, another invasion by Shaista Khan captured the port of Chittagong. Chittagong remained a key port throughout Mughal rule.[1]
References
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