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Biography
Leik Munhtaw (Burmese: လိပ်မွတ်ထော, pronounced: [leiʔ mʊ̀ɴ tʰɔ́]; Mon: မမောဟ်ထာဝ်; c. 1432–1454) was the 14th king of the Hanthawaddy Pegu Kingdom in Burma for seven months in 1453–54. He came to power by assassinating his first cousin King Binnya Kyan. Binnya Kyan himself had come to power in 1451 by murdering his cousin King Binnya Waru, and went on to kill off male descendants of King Razadarit. Leik Munhtaw, son of King Binnya Ran I and a grandson of Razadarit, got to Binnya Kyan, also a grandson of Razadarit, first. Leik Munhtaw went on to kill more rivals. In early 1454, palace ministers killed Leik Munhtaw, leaving no male heir of Razadarit's line. The ministers chose his daughter Shin Sawbu to be the next ruler of Hanthawaddy.
Brief
Various Burmese chronicles do not agree on the key dates of the king's life. Indeed, Maha Yazawin and Hmannan Yazawin have inconsistent reporting within their own texts.
| Chronicles | Birth–Death | Age | Reign | Length of reign |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slapat Rajawan | not reported | not reported | 1445–1446 | 7 months |
| Maha Yazawin | c. 1438–1452 | ~24 | 1451–1452 | 7 months |
| Hmannan Yazawin | c. 1432–1453 | ~31 | 1452–1453 | 7 months |
| Maha Yazawin and Hmannan Yazawin (in summary section of Hanthawaddy Kings) | not reported | not reported | 1453–1454 | 1 year |