Marayu
| Marayu မာရယု | |
|---|---|
| King of Dhanyawaddy | |
| Reign |
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| Predecessor | Founder |
| Successor | Mara Zi I |
| Born | 2684 BC near the Mikhyoung River of Kaladan |
| Died | 2604 BC (aged 80) Dhanyawadi |
| Consort | Rusitamala (ရုစိတမာလာ, Rucitamālā) |
| Issue | Mara Zi I |
| Father | Rishi Arjuna (အဇ္ဇုနရသေ့) |
| Mother | Indramāyu (ဣန္ဒမာယု) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Mārayu (Burmese:မာရယု) was the legendary founder of Dhanyawadi Kingdom and the first mythical king of Arakan. He is considered as founding king of the ancient Arakanese civilization settled around the Kaladan River Valley. Born from a Brahmin lineage and who later married the daughter of chief of Mro Tribe. He initially defeated the Rakshasas occupying Waithali, whose named trace to the name of "Rakhine", and founded the city of Dhanyawadi.