Gazapati

Gazapati ဂဇာပတိ
King of Arakan
Reign	c. November 1513 – January 1515
Predecessor	Raza
Successor	Saw O
Born	c. December 1497 Mrauk-U
Died	January 1515 (aged 17)[1] Mrauk-U
Consort	Saw Thuza
Father	Raza
Mother	Saw Manaw
Religion	Theravada 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

• Sandamala Linkara, Ashin (1931). Rakhine Yazawinthit Kyan (in Burmese). 1–2 (1997–1999 ed.). Yangon: Tetlan Sarpay.