Smim Htaw Buddhaketi (Burmese: သမိန်ထောဗုဒ္ဓကိတ္တိ [θəmèɪɰ̃ tʰɔ́ boʊʔda̰ keɪʔtḭ]) was the first king of the Restored Kingdom of Hanthawaddy which overthrew Toungoo Dynasty's rule in Lower Burma.
'Lord of the Striped Elephant'; "ဆင်ကျားရှင်") the former Buddhist monk found it difficult to adjust himself to the life of king.
[2] Much of the governance and fighting was left to his prime minister Binnya Dala, a local Mon nobleman.
[4]: 284–290 He was reputedly a son of lord of Pagan who fled to east of Pegu after his unsuccessful revolt against King Taninganway in 1714.
Smim Htaw Buddhaketi grew up among Shans and Karens of the region, and spoke Mon.