Aleimma of Martaban

Aleimma
အလိမ္မာ
Governor of Martaban
In office
c. 1259 – c. 11 January 1285
MonarchNarathihapate
Preceded byNga Shwe
Succeeded byWareru
Personal details
Born
Diedc. 11 January 1285
Thursday, 6th waxing of Tabodwe 646 ME
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Aleimma (Burmese: အလိမ္မာ, [ʔəleìmmà]) was governor of Martaban (Mottama), then a Lower Burma province of the Pagan Empire, from c. 1259 to 1285. Appointed to the office by King Narathihapate, Aleimma proved a loyal governor of the southern province until the 1280s. But when Pagan was fighting a losing war against Mongol invaders in the country's north, he like other vassal rulers in the south began planning to break away. However, the governor himself was assassinated by a local chief named Ma Gadu, who went on to declare independence from Pagan two years later.