Nara Apaya
| Nara Apaya Raza နရအဘယရာဇာ | |||||
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| King of Arakan | |||||
| Reign | 23 January 1743 - 28 October 1761 | ||||
| Coronation | 23 January 1743 | ||||
| Predecessor | Madarit | ||||
| Successor | Thirithu | ||||
| Regent | Gu Ta (Chief Minister) | ||||
| Born | 1694 CE Set Thar Village, Mrauk U (Tuesday born) | ||||
| Died | 28 October 1761 CE (aged 67) Mrauk U | ||||
| Consort | Saw Thandar Wai (စောသန္တာဝေ) | ||||
| Issue | Thirithu, Sanda Parama Saw Bhone Kway and others | ||||
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| House | Narapawara | ||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||
Nara Apaya (Burmese: နရအဘယ; 1694 - 28 October 1761) was a 41st king of the Mrauk-U Dynasty of Arakan from 1743 until his death in 1761. Born from a poor background, he inherited the throne from his nephew. He was the longest reigning monarch of Mrauk-U, of the last period.
During his reign, the country faced severe economic and political crisis that in order to solve, the king launched military campaign against the neighboring countries. The king lost of control of south of Kyeintali fell to local rebellion. The standard Arakanese calendar was instituted during his reign.