15 Facts About Min Razagyi

Min Razagyi died in 1612 while struggling to deal with Portuguese raids on the Arakan coast itself.

Min Razagyi's parents were brother and sister, both children of King Min Bin.

Min Razagyi was likely born in Sittantin where his father was governor from early 1550s to 1572.

At the coronation ceremony, Min Razagyi was married off to Princess Nan Htet Phwa, daughter of Sekkya and his first cousin, once removed.

Min Razagyi is great-grandnephew of Saw Mon, founder of the dynasty whose half brother Khayi's granddaughter was Min Razagyi's grandmother.

Min Razagyi loyally served his father for the duration of his father's 21-year reign.

Min Razagyi was now the undisputed leader of a prosperous and militarily powerful kingdom that stretched from the Sundarbans in the northwest to Cape Negrais in the south.

Min Razagyi ordered a massive mobilization drive across the entire kingdom, from the Ganges delta and Tripura in the north to Thandwe in the south.

Min Razagyi did not have the manpower to hold all of Lower Burma but he nonetheless wanted to make sure that it remained weak for a long time.

Min Razagyi's plan was to destroy the infrastructure and deplete the manpower of interior Lower Burma as much as possible, and hold key strategic ports of Lower Burma.

Min Razagyi then moved down to the port of Syriam, which he planned to hold with a garrison.

At Syriam, Min Razagyi assigned De Brito, the leader of Portuguese mercenaries in his navy, to lead the garrison, and returned home by sea.

In late 1603, Min Razagyi sent the navy led by the crown prince Khamaung to Syriam but the navy was ambushed by four Portuguese ships awaiting by the Hainggyi island near Negrais.

Min Razagyi himself followed up with another 300-boat navy, and with the Toungoo forces jointly laid siege to the city.

Min Razagyi was furious but he faced an even more urgent threat.