Ba Saw Phyu
| Ba Saw Phyu ဘစောဖြူ | |||||
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| King of Arakan | |||||
| Reign | c. January 1459 – 5 August 1482 | ||||
| Predecessor | Khayi | ||||
| Successor | Dawlya | ||||
| Born | c. March 1430 (Thursday born) Mrauk-U | ||||
| Died | 5 August 1482 (aged 52) Monday, 7th waning of Wagaung 844 ME Mrauk-U | ||||
| Consort | Saw Nandi Saw Htin | ||||
| Issue | Dawlya (son) Gamani (son) Narapati Sekkya (son) Saw Mi Saw (daughter) another daughter | ||||
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| House | Saw Mon | ||||
| Father | Khayi | ||||
| Mother | Saw Pa-Ba | ||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||
Ba Saw Phyu (Burmese: ဘစောဖြူ, Burmese pronunciation: [ba̰ sɔ́ pʰjù]; also spelled Ba Saw Pru, Arakanese pronunciation: [ba̰ sɔ́ pʰɹù]; 1430–1482) was king of Arakan from 1459 to 1482. He acquired Chittagong in 1459, and put down a rebellion there in 1481. He was also known as Kalima Shah by the neighbouring Bengal. He established religious contacts with Ceylon and built the Mahabodhi Shwe-Gu Temple. Though he was beloved by his subjects for his enlightened rule, the king was assassinated by a servant of his eldest son Dawlya.