Min Khayi began his reign as a vassal of the Bengal Sultanate, and successfully unified the entire Arakan coastline in 1437.
11 Facts About Min Khayi
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Min Khayi then took full advantage of the political turmoil in Bengal by seizing Ramu, the southernmost territory of his erstwhile overlord, and raiding as far north as Chittagong.
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Min Khayi's brother fled to Bengal but Khayi fled to Pegu.
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Min Khayi married a daughter of a local rich man and had a son named Saw San-Me.
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The place Saw Mon was imprisoned happened to be near where Min Khayi had been living in exile, and Min Khayi broke his brother free.
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Min Khayi took more wives, including Saw Pa-Ba and Saw Pyinsa, both of Launggyet royalty.
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Min Khayi took the title Ali Khan since their newly founded kingdom was a vassal of Bengal.
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In 1437, Min Khayi took over the throne of Sandoway, unifying the Arakan coast, probably for the first time in history.
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Min Khayi married Saw Yin Mi, the queen of Sandoway.
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The Arakanese chronicles say that Min Khayi successfully seized Chittagong in 1450.
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The elderly Min Khayi nonetheless led the Mrauk-U troops from atop his war elephant.