Narawara

Narawara (Burmese: နရာဝရ, pronounced [nəɹàwəɹa̰]; 1650–1673) was king of Toungoo dynasty of Burma (Myanmar), who ruled for about 11 months[3]^:278 between 1672 and 1673. Narawara ascended to the Burmese throne after his father Pye died in 1672. But Narawara died young and was succeeded by his brother Minyekyawdin.[4]

Narawara နရာဝရ
King of Burma
Reign	14 April 1672 – 27 February 1673
Coronation	1 May 1672 5th waxing of Kason 1034 ME[1]
Predecessor	Pye
Successor	Minyekyawdin
Chief Minister	Sithu Nawrahta
Born	July 1650 Tuesday, Waso 1012 ME[note 1]
Died	27 February 1673 (aged 22) 12th waxing of Tabaung 1034 ME[1] Ava (Inwa)
Burial	28 February 1673 Inwa Palace
Consort	None[1]
Issue	None[1]
Full name Maha Thiha Thudhamma Yaza
House	Toungoo
Father	Pye
Mother	Khin Ma Latt[2]
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Early life

Narawara was the only son and middle child of the three children of King Pye and his chief queen Khin Ma Latt.[5] He was born in 1650. He became the heir apparent on 1 June 1664 (Sunday, 8th waxing of Nayon 1026 ME).[6]

Notes

1. (Zata 1960: 48): Tuesday in Waso 1012 ME = 5, 12, 19, 26 July 1650

References

1. Hmannan Vol. 3 2003: 287–289
2. Hmannan, Vol. 3 2003: 250
3. Rajanubhab, D., 2001, Our Wars With the Burmese, Bangkok: White Lotus Co. Ltd., ISBN 9747534584
4. Harvey 1925: 201
5. Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 241
6. Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 233

Bibliography

• Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.
• Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
• Royal Historians of Burma (c. 1680). U Hla Tin (Hla Thamein) (ed.). Zatadawbon Yazawin (1960 ed.). Historical Research Directorate of the Union of Burma.
• Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1829–1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.