SKETCH OF ARACAN. SGl 



as the city of MursMdahad, which was in his possession. His successors were 

 Raja Lakri, who ruled till 610, and Chowa Lakri, 615 ; and another son of 

 Alowa Nasrt^, ,whose name is not preserved, held the reins of government 

 till Q'2,3 : he was succeeded by JtJMi Siri, who reigned till the year 630, 

 when NYNKAGiaf ascended the throne, and ruled till 633. This Raja's go- 

 vernment proving tyrannical and oppressive to the people, they rebelled and 

 put him to death, but raised his son Manik Phalong, the second, to the throne, 

 and he held the government till the year 637, when he was deposed and slain 

 by his minister Chemyn, who assumed the sovereignty, and held the rule till 

 the year 648, when his subjects rebelled, and having put him to death, set 

 Manik Jy, son of Manik Phalong, a boy of about seven years old, upon the 

 throne : he ruled till the year 744, a period of 96 years : his successors wer§ ai 

 follows, viz. ' 



Ujana GfRf, who ruled till, 749 



Saywa, .... 752 



Synjawa! Manik, 757 



Raja Las ascended the throne in 7-58, but his minister, Chysaman, hav- 

 ing stirred up a rebellion, obliged him, after one or two successful engage- 

 ments, to fly the kingdom, and usurped the government, which he held till 

 the year 760. In the year 76 1, the people of Aracan being dissatisfied with 

 Chyngsaman's government, deposed him, and brought Raja Las back, who 

 ruled till the year 762, and was succeeded by his brother Chanda Las, who 

 reigned till the year 766 : the son of Chanda Las, J^MtJWAf, succeeded to the 

 throne ; in the year 768, Mong Bnt^NG Raja, of Ava, threw off the yoke, 

 and, having assembled an army, invaded Aracan. JtJMtJWAf not being 

 able to oppose him, left the kingdom, and took refuge with the King of 

 Hindustan, leaving Mong Bnt^NG to take quiet possession of the government. 

 JifiMfrwAi having ingratiated himself with the King of Hindustanis by teaching 

 his people the proper way to catch wild elephants, made bold to solicit his 



