Narameikhla
king of Arakan
Also known as: Meng Soamwun
Narameikhla (flourished 15th century) was the founder and first king (reigned 1404β34) of the Mrohaung dynasty in Arakan, the maritime country lying to the west of Lower Burma on the Bay of Bengal, which had been settled by the Burmese in the 10th century. When Arakan became the scene of a struggle between rival centres of power in the 15th century, Narameikhla, the son of King Rajathu (reigned 1397β1401), was forced in the first year...