Nara Apaya

Nara Apaya Raza Template:My
King of Arakan
Reign	23 January 1743 - 28 October 1761
Coronation	23 January 1743
Predecessor	Madarit
Successor	Thirithu
Born	1694 CE Mrauk U
Died	28 October 1761 CE (aged 67) Mrauk U
Consort	Saw Thandar Wai (စောသန္တာဝေ)
Issue	Thirithu, Sanda Parama and others
Names Shwenanthakhin Nara Apaya Raza ရွှေနန်းသခင် နရအဘယရာဇာ
House	Narapawara
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

Nara Apaya (Template:Lang-my 1694 - 28 October 1761) was a king of the Mrauk-U Dynasty of Arakan from 1743 until his death in 1761. Born from poor background, he inherited the throne from his nephew.

During his reign, the country faced severe economic and political crisis that in order to solve, the king launched military campaign against the cities of Lower Burma.

Bibliography

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