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Wareru
Sign in to saveWareru (, , ; also known as Wagaru; 20 March 1253 – ), personal name Magadu (Mon: သၟိၚ်မဂဒူ ), was the founder of the Martaban Kingdom, located in present-day Myanmar (Burma). By using both diplomatic and military skills, he successfully carved out a Mon-speaking polity in Lower Burma, during the collapse of the Pagan Empire (Bagan Empire) in the 1280s. Wareru was assassinated in 1307 but his line ruled the kingdom until its fall in the mid-16th century.
Person
- Born
- 1253-03-20
- Died
- 1307-01-14
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Key facts
- Royalty.type
- monarch
- Royalty.image
- File:Wareru.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- A modern depiction of Wareru
- Royalty.reign
- 30 January 1287 –
- Royalty.coronation
- 5 April 1287
- Royalty.succession
- King of Martaban
- Royalty.predecessor
- New office
- Royalty.successor
- Hkun Law
- Royalty.suc type
- Successor
- Royalty.reg type
- Chief Minister
- Royalty.regent
- Laik-Gi (1287–)
- Royalty.reign1
- – 30 January 1287
- Royalty.succession1
- Ruler of Martaban
Key dates
- Born
- 20 March 1253
- Died
- 14 January 1307
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Sukhothai years
- Rise to power
- Chief of Donwun (1281–1285)
- Rebel ruler of Martaban (1285–1287)
- King of Martaban
- Early reign (1287–1293)
- Alliance with Pegu and victory over Pagan (1293–1296)
- Break with Pegu (1296)
- Consolidation of Mon-speaking regions
- Recognition by Yuan China (1298)
- Last years
- Legacy
- Historiography
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
Wareru (, , ; also known as Wagaru; 20 March 1253 – ), personal name Magadu (Mon: သၟိၚ်မဂဒူ ), was the founder of the Martaban Kingdom, located in present-day Myanmar (Burma). By using both diplomatic and military skills, he successfully carved out a Mon-speaking polity in Lower Burma, during the collapse of the Pagan Empire (Bagan Empire) in the 1280s. Wareru was assassinated in 1307 but his line ruled the kingdom until its fall in the mid-16th century.
Wareru, a commoner, seized the governorship of Martaban (Mottama) in 1285, and after receiving the backing of the Sukhothai Kingdom, he went on to declare independence from Pagan in 1287. In 1295–1296, he and his ally Tarabya, the self-proclaimed king of Pegu (Bago), decisively defeated a major invasion by Pagan. Wareru eliminated Tarabya soon after, and emerged as the sole ruler of three Mon-speaking provinces of Bassein, Pegu and Martaban 1296. With his domain now much enlarged, Wareru sought and received recognition by Yuan China in 1298.