Apaya
| Apaya Maha Raza အဘယ မဟာ ရာဇာ | |||||
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Coin which was stamped by Arakanese King Apaya MahaRaza at the year of Arakanese Era 1136 (AD 1774) | |||||
| King of Arakan | |||||
| Reign | 1 May 1764 - 17 January 1774 | ||||
| Coronation | 1 May 1764 | ||||
| Predecessor | Sanda Parama | ||||
| Successor | Sanda Thumana | ||||
| Born | 1710 CE | ||||
| Died | 17 January 1774 CE (aged 55) Mrauk U Palace | ||||
| Consort | Saw Shwe Kya (စောရွှေကြာ) | ||||
| Issue | Re Baw and others | ||||
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| Father | unknown | ||||
| Mother | unknown | ||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||
Apaya Maha Raza (Arakanese:အဘယ မဟာရာဇာ, 1710 - 17th January 1774) was the 44th king of the Mrauk-U Dynasty of Arakan, a former state in Myanmar (Burma). from 1764 to 1774. The king's son, crown prince who rose in rebellion died by his own hand. He was succeeded by his brother-in-law after successful revolt whom the king died.
He served as deputy general under King Sanda Parama and was known for quelling Burman incursions in southern Arakan.
King Apaya ordered his brother, Chit Thu who was a governor of Ramree to commissioned to repair the Mahamuni Temple.