Min Dikkha
| Min Dikkha မင်းတိက္ခာ | |
|---|---|
 Koe-thaung Temple built by King Dikkha[1] | |
| King of Arakan | |
| Reign | 11 January 1554 – 6 March 1556 |
| Predecessor | Min Bin |
| Successor | Saw Hla |
| Born | 1515 Sunday, 877 ME Mrauk U |
| Died | 6 March 1556 (aged 40) Friday, 10th waning of Tabaung 917 ME[note 1] Mrauk U |
| Consort | Saw Thanda Saw Mi Latt |
| Issue | 14 sons and 8 daughters including Min Saw Hla and Min Sekkya[2] |
| House | Min Bin |
| Father | Min Bin |
| Mother | Saw Kauk Ma[3] |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Min Dikkha (Burmese: မင်းတိက္ခာ, Burmese pronunciation: [mɪ́ɴ deiʔ kʰà]; 1515–1556, also known as Bahadur Shah, in the Arakanese language as Mong Tikkha) was ruler of the Kingdom of Mrauk U from 1554 to 1556. He was the heir-apparent of the kingdom for 22 years during the reign of his father, King Min Bin. Dikkha was an able military commander who led the Arakanese navy in Min Bin's conquest of Bengal in 1532–1533.[4] He led the Royal Arakanese Navy in the Taungoo–Ava War (1538–45),[note 2] and in the Taungoo–Mrauk-U War (1545–47).[5]
During his short reign, Islam Shah Suri of the brief but influential Sur Empire died, creating a power vacuum leading to the re-emergence of the Bengal Sultanate. Based on coinage issued by the new Bengal Sultan Muhammad Khan Sur, some historians believe that Bengal pushed its influence into Arakan, far beyond the usual contestation over Chittagong. The extent of this is contested since the coinage uses the term "Rakanj" rather than "Mrauk U", which could either be an early use of the later word "Arakan" or an atypical coin issued for the Chittagong province and no the capital at Mrauk U.[6] He built the Koe-thaung Temple, the largest of all temples in Mrauk U during his short reign.[1] He died from a kidney disease.[7]
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