On the Rakhine chronicle's account Letya Min Nan, restored in 1103 in the name of the Pagan sovereign, moved first to Launggyet (an unhealthy site, only temporary) and then north past the Paungdok creek and founded Parein in 1106, with the Nan-Oo Palace on the west bank of the Lemro; he died there in 1109 (English Wikipedia, citing a colonial district gazetteer).
One chronicle reckoning keeps the court at Parein through the thirteenth century, another moves it to Hkrit in 1180, so which seat is the capital on 1 January 1200 is not settled. The chronicles that give these dates also give a later king a reign of 106 years.
Who holds it
- Title
- Headman or the king's officer
- Since
- not known
- Born
- not known
- Family
- not known
- Confidence
- low
No source we read names a holder.
Lord in 1200
The king of Arakan (not known by name).
How things stand that morning
A royal seat on the Lemro (or the court is at Hkrit).
Communities
Rakhine, with Bengal-connected traders.
Walls and castle
A palace on the west bank (chronicle).
Trade and crafts
River and coast trade to Bengal.
Places of note
- Parein: Seat of the kings (chronicle).
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Chronicle dates; no inscription read.
Primary sources for Kingdom of Arakan (the Lemro)
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The Glass Palace Chronicle of the Kings of Burma, The Royal Historical Commission of King Bagyidaw (Monywe Sayadaw and others), drawing on U Kala's Maha Yazawin (about 1724) and earlier chronicles (1829 to 1832). The standard Burmese court chronicle, compiled six centuries after 1200 from older chronicles now lost. Read online
- Epigraphia Birmanica, being lithic and other inscriptions of Burma, Various, edited by Taw Sein Ko, C. Duroiselle and C. O. Blagden (inscriptions of the 11th to 15th centuries; the series ran from 1919 to 1936). The Archaeological Survey of Burma's series of edited inscriptions with full translations. Read online
- Inscriptions of Pagan, Pinya and Ava; Inscriptions of Burma, Various (the Pagan kings, queens, ministers and donors), edited by Tun Nyein, Taw Sein Ko, G. H. Luce and Pe Maung Tin (inscriptions of the 11th to 14th centuries; editions 1899 and 1933 to 1956). The dedicatory inscriptions of Pagan are the only contemporary texts for the kingdom of Narapatisithu (reigning 1174 to 1211). Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.