Kanyaza Gyi
| Kanyaza Gyi ကံရာဇာကြီး | |
|---|---|
| King of Dhanyawaddy | |
| Reign | 825–788 BCE |
| Predecessor | Founder |
| Successor | Thila Raza |
| Born | 861 BC Tagaung |
| Died | 788 BCE (aged 73) Danyawaddy, Arakan |
| Consort | Thubadda Dewi (သုဘဒ္ဒါဒေဝီ) |
| Father | Abhiyaza |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Kanraza Gyi (Burmese: ကံရာဇာကြီး, pronounced [kàɰ̃jàzà dʑí]; also spelled Kanraza Gree) was the legendary founder of the Second Dhanyawaddy Dynasty of Arakan. According to Hmanan Yazawin (the Glass Palace Chronicle), Kanyaza Gyi was the eldest son of King Abhiyaza of Tagaung, a prince of the Sakya clan of the Buddha who came from the ancient kingdom of Kosala (present-day northern India). After his father died in 825 CE, Kanyaza Gyi lost out the throne to his younger brother Kanyaza Nge. He left Tagaung with his followers. He eventually settled at the abandoned capital of Danyawaddy in present-day Rakhine State, and founded the Second Danyawaddy Dynasty.