Min Bin

E1001272

Min Bin was a powerful 16th-century king of the Arakanese Kingdom of Mrauk U, known for expanding its territory and turning it into a major regional maritime power.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Min Bin canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century ruler ⓘ
Arakanese monarch ⓘ
king ⓘ
birthPlace Mrauk U ⓘ
capital Mrauk U ⓘ
conflict wars against the Bengal Sultanate ⓘ
wars against the Toungoo Dynasty ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Arakan ⓘ
Kingdom of Mrauk U ⓘ
deathPlace Mrauk U ⓘ
dynasty Mrauk U Dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Mrauk U dynasty
era Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period
ethnicGroup Rakhine ⓘ
linked to: Arakan
expandedTo Chittagong region ⓘ
linked to: Chittagong Division

parts of southeastern Bengal ⓘ
father Saw Mun ⓘ
governmentForm monarchy ⓘ
influenced regional politics of the Bay of Bengal ⓘ
knownFor alliances with Portuguese mercenaries ⓘ
expanding the territory of the Kingdom of Mrauk U ⓘ
fortifying the defenses of Mrauk U ⓘ
naval warfare in the Bay of Bengal ⓘ
patronage of trade with Bengal ⓘ
turning Mrauk U into a major regional maritime power ⓘ
language Arakanese ⓘ
militaryBranch navy ⓘ
notableWork construction of coastal fortifications ⓘ
partOf history of Arakan ⓘ
history of Myanmar ⓘ
history of the Bay of Bengal region ⓘ
patronOf Buddhist monasteries in Mrauk U ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
positionHeld King of Mrauk U ⓘ
predecessor Saw Mun ⓘ
region Arakan ⓘ
reignEnd 1553 ⓘ
reignStart 1531 ⓘ
religion Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada
residence Royal Palace of Mrauk U ⓘ
sea Bay of Bengal ⓘ
strengthened Arakanese navy ⓘ
successor Dikkha ⓘ
title King of Arakan ⓘ
Lord of the White Elephant ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.