Min Razagyi
| Raza II of Mrauk-U မင်းရာဇာကြီး Thado Dhamma Raza Salim Shah |
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| King of Arakan | |
| Reign | 4 July [O.S. 24 June] 1593 – 4 July [O.S. 24 June] 1612 |
| Predecessor | Phalaung |
| Successor | Khamaung |
| Chief Minister | Maha Pyinnya Kyaw |
| Born | 1557/1558 (Monday born) Sittantin |
| Died | 4 July [O.S. 24 June] 1612 (aged 54) Wednesday, 8th waxing of Waso 974 ME Mrauk-U |
| Consort | Wizala (chief queen) and eight major queens 11 minor queens |
| Issue | More than 15 children including Khamaung |
| Father | Min Phalaung |
| Mother | Saw Mi Taw |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Min Razagyi (Burmese: မင်းရာဇာကြီး, Burmese pronunciation: [mɪ́ɴ jàzà dʑí], Arakanese pronunciation: [máɴ ɹàzà ɡɹí]; also known as Salim Shah; c. 1557–1612) was king of Arakan from 1593 to 1612. His early reign marked the continued ascent of the coastal kingdom, which reached full flight in 1599 by defeating its nemesis Toungoo Dynasty, and temporarily controlling the Bay of Bengal coastline from the Sundarbans to the Gulf of Martaban until 1603. But the second half of his reign saw the limits of his power: he lost the Lower Burmese coastline in 1603 and a large part of Bengal coastline in 1609 due to insurrections by Portuguese mercenaries. He died in 1612 while struggling to deal with Portuguese raids on the Arakan coast itself.
The future king was born to Princess Saw Mi Taw (စောမိတော်, [sɔ́ mḭ dɔ̀] and Prince Phalaung, governor of Sittantin, in 1557/1558. His parents were half-siblings, both children of King Min Bin. He was likely born in Sittantin where his father was governor from early 1550s to 1572. In 1572, Phalaung succeeded King Sekkya, and made his eldest son Razagyi, only 15, heir-apparent with the style of Thado Dhamma Raza. At the coronation ceremony, Razagyi was married off to Princess Nan Htet Phwa (နန်းထက်ဖွား, [náɴ tʰɛʔ pʰwá]), daughter of Sekkya and his first cousin, once removed.
Razagyi loyally served his father for the duration of his father's 21-year reign. His most prominent contribution during this period recorded in the Arakanese chronicles came in 1575 when he led a well armed naval and land forces in an expedition to Tripura. The expedition was a success. The Arakanese forces, aided by Portuguese mercenaries and firearms, easily captured the Tripuri capital, after which Tripura agreed to pay tribute. In the later years, however, Phalaung began relying on his middle son Thado Minsaw, who became the commander-in-chief, for military expeditions, and appointed him king of Bengal. Thado Minsaw, now based out of Chittagong, became Razagyi's main rival to succeed the throne.
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