Gazapati
ဂဇာပတိ
King of Arakan
Reignc. November 1513 – January 1515
PredecessorRaza
SuccessorSaw O
Bornc. December 1497
Mrauk-U
DiedJanuary 1515 (aged 17)[1]
Mrauk-U
ConsortSaw Thuza
FatherRaza
MotherSaw Manaw
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Gazapati (Burmese: ဂဇာပတိ, pronounced [ɡəzàpətḭ]; 1497–1515) was king of Arakan from 1513 to 1515. The eldest son of King Raza by a concubine was placed on the throne by the ministers after he had successfully put down a rebellion, which his father had been unable to take on. However, the young king quickly proved to be a tyrant. He had his father killed soon after his accession, and mistreated everyone at the court. With his confidants running amok, the kingdom is said to have suffered a great economic crisis due to their mismanagement. The young king is also said to be a womanizer, sleeping with wives of generals whom he had sent to the front at the Bengal border. The ministers had him beheaded in January 1515, and placed Saw O, a granduncle of his, on the throne.[2]

References

  1. ^ Sandamala Linkara Vol. 2 1999: 27
  2. ^ Sandamala Linkara Vol. 2 1999: 27–28

Bibliography

Gazapati Mrauk-U KingdomBorn: c. December 1497 Died: c. January 1515 Regnal titles Preceded byRaza King of Mrauk-U c. November 1513 – January 1515 Succeeded bySaw O