Background
The eldest son of King Dawlya was only 8 when he was put on the throne by the minsters after his uncle King Ba Saw Nyo"s death.
The eldest son of King Dawlya was only 8 when he was put on the throne by the minsters after his uncle King Ba Saw Nyo"s death.
In this Burmese name, Minister is an honorific. Still a child, the king had no interest in governing and spent much of the time playing. However, the ministers" belief that they could control the boy king was greatly shaken when the young king on a whim had one of the ministers drowned in a well.
During his short reign, the young king commissioned the construction of Htupayon Pagoda in the northern sector of Mrauk-U. The pagoda was considered auspicious by later Mrauk-U kings who visited its precincts after the coronation ceremony to take an oath for the well being of the country during their reign.
