Alawmaphyu
{{short description|King of Arakan}}
{{infobox royalty
| type = monarch
| name = Alawmaphyu of Launggyet
အလောမာဖြူမင်း
| caption =
| succession = King of Arakan
| reign = 1250 - 1256 CE
| predecessor = Nganalon (new office)
| successor = Razathu I
| birth_date = c. AD 1227
| birth_place = Nareinzara Toungoo
| death_date = 1256 CE (age 29)
| death_place = Launggyet
| burial_place = Nandawgôn
| burial_date = 1256
| issue = Razathu I
Min Yin Khin
Saw Swe
Saw Thuza I
| spouse = Saw Shwe-Thit
| house = Launggyet
| regnal_name = Alawmaphyu
| posthumous_name = ဆင်ဖြူမင်းသား
| father = Nganalon
| mother = Saw Shwe-Nan (စောရွှေနန်း)
| religion = Therevada Buddhism
}}
Alawmapru Min (Arakanese:အလောမာဖြူ; was the founder of the Launggyet Dynasty of Arakan, a former state in Myanmar (Burma), who reigned from 1250 to 1256.{{cite book|title= Burma Gazetteer:Akyab District Vol A|page= 22|lang=en|publisher= Sir Arthur Phrayne}} Alawmaphyu ascended the throne in 599 ME.
Early life
The future king was born to Prince Nganalon ({{lang|my|ငနုလုံး}}) and Princess Saw Shwe Nan ({{lang|my|စောရွှေနန်း}}) of Second Parein Dynasty in the year 1227 CE.Dhanyawaddy Razawin Thit Vol. 1 1930s: 317
He was born with albinism which the chronicles reporting the baby prince
look pure whitish skin and his hair all grayed.
Reign
Death of Nganalon, his father and he succeeded him and was determined to
moved the capital to Launggyet which was permanently established in 1251 CE (613 ME).
His queen was Saw Thit-Shwe (စောသစ်ရွှေ), he died after reigning for 6 years and succeeded by son, Razathugyi in 1256.Dhanywaddy Razawin Thit Vol. 2:317
Bibliography
- {{Cite book|last= Harvey|first= G.E|title= The History of Burma:From Earliest Time to March 1824|year= 2004|location= London}}
- {{Cite book|last= Sandamala Linkara| first=Ashin| title=Rakhine Razawin Kyan Thite|year= 1931| edition=1997-1999| publisher=Tetlan Sarpay| language=Arakanese | volume=1-2 | location=Rangoon}}
References
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| before = Nganalon
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| title = King of Arakan
| years = 1250 - 1256
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| after = Razathu I
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category:13th-century Burmese monarchs