Thirithu

King of Arakan

Thirithu Raza သီရိသုရာဇာ
King of Arakan
Reign	28 October 1761 - 4 February 1762
Coronation	28 October 1761
Predecessor	Nara Apaya
Successor	Sanda Parama

Born	1729 CE
Died	4 February 1762 CE (aged 33) Mrauk U
Consort	Tansaung Miphaya
Issue	Motesate tapote (မုတ်ဆိတ်တပုတ်)
Father	Nara Apaya
Mother	unknown
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

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Thirithu (Arakanese:သီရီသု, whose personal name was Shwe Yauk (ရွှေယောက်), was a king of the Mrauk-U Dynasty of Arakan. He died of smallpox 3 months later after becoming king.

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