Summary
Sanda Parama (Arakanese:စန္ဒပရမ, 1741- 1764) was a king of the Mrauk-U Dynasty of Arakan. Under his reign, the 1762 Arakan earthquake that destroyed much of infrastructure and agricultural lands of Arakan led to the dethroning of the king.
| Sanda Parama Raza စန္ဒပရမရာဇာ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King of Arakan | |||||
| Reign | 4 February 1762 - 1 May 1764 | ||||
| Coronation | 4 February 1762 | ||||
| Predecessor | Thirithu | ||||
| Successor | Apaya | ||||
| Born | 1103 ME | ||||
| Died | 1st waxing of Nayon, 1126 ME (aged 23) | ||||
| Consort | Aung Kyawt San (အောင်ကြော့စံ) | ||||
| Issue | at least one son (his name is not recorded in coronicles) | ||||
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| Father | Nara Apaya | ||||
| Mother | unknown | ||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||
During his short reign, the earthquake of 1762 damaged much of Arakan's agricultural production that ultimately caused great famine and political turmoil which eventually turned to regional revolts in planning to overthrown dynasty headed by the Lord of Ramree and governor of Launggyet, and the general of Cheduba Island where they asked for aid of Burmese King, Naungdawgyi.
The Burmese king Naungdawgyi, dispatched 50,000 armed intruders led by vice general Shwe Pyi Wan. Where heavy fighting was reported in southern Arakan, however the invading armies were initially crushed and forced to retreat.
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