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This prince established his capital at Khyit, on the river Le-myo. 



A Shan army attempting to invade the kingdom, was defeated in the 



Yu-rna mountains ; a number were taken prisoners, and settled in two 



villages on the tract of country in Arakan Proper, now called Toung- 



phek. This king died after a prosperous reign of seven years. 



In the reign of his grandson Gana-yu-ban, a noble named Tsa- 

 le?ig-kabo, usurped the throne, but proving oppressive, was murdered 

 in the first year of his usurpation. 



Mi-dzu-theng, the younger brother of Gan-na-yu-bau, was now raised 

 to the throne ; he removed the capital to Pingtsa, close to the present 

 town of Arakan. The oldest Arakanese coins extant, having the em- 

 blems of royalty engraved upon them, but without any date or inscrip- 

 tion, are traditionally said to have been struck during this reign. This 

 prince was surnamed Taing-khyit, or "country beloved." With cha- 

 racteristic extravagance, he is said in the history, to have reigned over 

 the present Burmese dominions, and a great part of India, as far as 

 the river Na-rin-dza-na, and to the borders of Nipal. 



The succeeding ten kings pass like shadows, without any thing 

 worthy of notice except their short reigns. The five last of them 

 reigned only for one year each, and by their oppression and neglect 

 of religious duties, the people were dissatisfied, while sickness and 

 famine desolated the country. The Nats, or spirits of the seasons, 

 withheld their aid ; the earth no longer yielded her fruit, and general 

 misery prevailed. The last of these wicked kings was deposed, and 

 his son Let-ya-gyi, ascended the throne in the year 572. He by his 

 mild government, restored the prosperity of the country. 



In the year 599, A-lau-ma-phyu succeeded to the throne, and re- 

 moved the capital to Lyung-kyet in 601. This king made war upon 

 the Pug-gan sovereign, and received tribute from the king of Bengal. 

 He died after a reign of six years. 



His son Ra-dza-thu-gyi succeeded. In this reign the Talaings in- 

 vaded the southern portion of the kingdom, but were repulsed by the 

 Arakanese general A-nan-thu-gyi ; nothing worthy of notice occurs 

 until the reign of Nan.kya-gyi, who ascended the throne in the year 

 630. This king oppressed the people with heavy taxes, and levied 

 contributions of goods which he stored up in his palace. By various 



