List of rulers of Martaban

This is a list of rulers of Martaban (Mottama), one of the three main Mon-speaking provinces of Lower Burma, from the 13th to 17th centuries. Martaban was the capital of Hanthawaddy Kingdom (Ramanya) from 1287 to 1364.

Pagan Period

The earliest extant evidence of Martaban on records is an 1176 inscription by King Sithu II of Pagan (Bagan).[1]

Name	Term From	Term Until	Relationship to predecessor(s)	Overlord	Notes
Nga Nwe	?	?	Appointed		Grandfather of Nga Shwe[2]
Nga Shwe	?	1259	Grandson	Narathihapate	In revolt (1258–1259)
Aleimma	1259	1285	Appointed	Narathihapate	Descendant of Sithu I's Chief Minister Aleimma of Pagan[3]
Wareru	c. 11 January 1285	30 January 1287	Usurper		In revolt (1285–87)

Hanthawaddy Period

Name	Term From	Term Until	Relationship to predecessor(s)	Overlord	Notes
See List of Kings of Ramanya (1287–1364)
Byattaba	1364	1388	Brother-in-law of King Binnya U		In revolt (1364–c. 1371/72) (1384–1388)
Byat Ka-Man	1388[4]	?		Razadarit
Binnya Kyan	1422	1442/43		Binnya Dhammaraza Binnya Ran I	Son of Razadarit
Tala Mi Saw?	1442/43	?	Sister	Binnya Ran I	Daughter of Razadarit
Saw Binnya	by 1519	May 1541		Binnya Ran II (1510s–1526) Taka Yut Pi (1526–1534)	In revolt (1534–1539) Self-proclaimed king (1539–1541)

Toungoo Period

Name	Term From	Term Until	Relationship to predecessor(s)	Overlord	Notes
Saw Lagun Ein	May 1541	May 1550	Appointed	Tabinshwehti	Of Hanthawaddy royalty
Minye Sithu	6 June 1552	March 1556	Appointed	Bayinnaung	Bayinnaung's brother
Minye Nandameit	March 1556	c. May 1581	Son	Bayinnaung
Thiri Thudhamma Yaza	26 May 1581	3 May 1584	Cousin	Bayinnaung (1581) Nanda Bayin (1581–1584)
Unnamed	c. May 1584	October 1594[5]	?	Nanda Bayin (1584–1594)
Vacant (1594–1600)
Binnya Dala	May 1600[6]	after 1613	Appointed	Naresuan (1600–1605) Anaukpetlun (1613–?)	Siamese vassal (1600–1605) Ally of Portuguese Syriam (1605–1613) Burmese vassal (1613 onward)

See also

• Hanthawaddy Kingdom
• List of Burmese monarchs
• List of rulers of Pegu
• List of rulers of Bassein

Notes

References

1. Aung-Thwin 2005: 59
2. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 340
3. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 341
4. Pan Hla 2005: 175
5. Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 95
6. Maha Yazawin Vol. 3 2006: 101

Bibliography

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• Aung-Thwin, Michael A. (2017). Myanmar in the Fifteenth Century. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-6783-6.
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