Razadarit
Ninth king of the Hanthawaddy Pegu Kingdom in Burma from 1384 to 1421. · Myanmar · On the map · Historical Figures · Lived 1368 to 1421 · aged 53
Razadarit, personal name Pasoom-Paing-Cek, courtesy name Benya Noy, was king of Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1384 to 1421. He successfully unified his Mon-speaking kingdom, and fended off major assaults by the Burmese-speaking Ava Kingdom (Inwa) in the Forty Years' War.
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A view of present day Bago (Pegu). Binnya U moved his capital to Pegu in 1369/70 after having lost the dynasty's original capital Martaban in 1364.
A 19th century Burmese painting depicting white umbrellas used as regalia![Ceremonial helmet conjecturally dated to the second half of Razadarit's reign (c. 1400-1420).[16]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Shwedagon_Crown.JPG/1280px-Shwedagon_Crown.JPG?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Ceremonial helmet conjecturally dated to the second half of Razadarit's reign (c. 1400-1420).[16]
Key locations of the Ava-Hanthawaddy War (1385-1391)
An illustration from Rachathirat, 1946 printed edition by an unknown Thai artist. After the battle of Myaungmya, Ma Pyit-Nwe, A son of Laukpya, gave his sword to King Razadarit before his execution. According to Rachathirat, a Thai version of Razadarit Ayedawbon, The king had ordered Lagun Ein to test his newly royal sword in front of him.
A white elephant at the Amarapura Palace in 1855
Hanthawaddy forces attacked Ava territories from Tharrawaddy to Tagaung in 1401-1402, and up to Prome in 1402-1403About this person
The king also instituted an administrative system that left his successors with a far more integrated kingdom. He is one of the most famous kings in Burmese history.
