Hkun Law
| Hkun Law ခွန်လော |
|
|---|---|
| King of Martaban | |
| Reign | January 1307 – March 1311 |
| Predecessor | Wareru |
| Successor | Saw O |
| Born | 27 March 1254 Friday, 7th waxing of Late Tagu 615 ME Donwun, Pagan Empire |
| Died |
by 26 March 1311 (aged 56) by Friday, 6th waxing of Late Tagu 672 ME near Martaban (Mottama), Martaban Kingdom |
| Issue |
Binnya E Law Sanda Min Hla Tala Shin Saw Bok |
| House | Wareru |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Hkun Law (Burmese: ခွန်လော, [kʰʊ̀ɴ lɔ́]; also spelled Khun Law; 1254–1311) was king of Martaban from 1307 to 1311. He succeeded the throne after the death of his brother Wareru, who left no male heir.
Though Law gained the recognition of Martaban's overlord Sukhothai, he could not establish any control beyond the capital Martaban (Mottama). He was powerless to defend the Sittaung valley from raids by the Lan Na kingdom. His nominal vassals ruled like sovereigns. In 1311, he was assassinated by the troops of his brother-in-law Gov. Min Bala of Myaungmya, who placed his son (and Law's nephew) Saw O on the throne.
Most of the monarchs of the Wareru dynasty that ruled the Mon-speaking Lower Burma until the mid-16th century were descended from Law.
The future king was born Ma Gada in Donwun on 27 March 1254. Gada had two siblings, an elder brother Ma Gadu and a younger sister Hnin U Yaing. They were of Shan and/or Mon background.
Gada later became heir-presumptive of the polity that his brother founded in 1287. That year, Gadu, styled as Wareru, declared independence from the collapsing Pagan Empire. He later expanded his reach into Pegu and the Irrawaddy delta, consolidating three Mon-speaking provinces of Lower Burma into a polity, successfully fighting off Pagan's attempt to retake Lower Burma in 1293–94. However, Gada's role was likely minimal as he is not mentioned in the chronicles at all during his brother's reign. At any rate, Gada was the heir presumptive as Wareru did not have a male heir. Indeed he succeeded the Martaban throne in 1307 when King Wareru was assassinated by the king's two grandsons.
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