Tannet of Pagan
Tannet တန်နက် | |
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King of Pagan | |
Reign | 876–904 |
Predecessor | Pyinbya |
Successor | Sale Ngahkwe |
Born | 859 Friday born Pagan |
Died | 904 Pagan |
Issue | Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu? (oral tradition) |
House | Pagan |
Father | Pyinbya |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Tannet (Burmese: တန်နက်, pronounced [tàɰ̃ nɛʔ]; 859–904) was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from c. 876 to c. 904. A son of King Pyinbya, the founder of Pagan (Bagan), Tannet was the paternal grandfather of King Anawrahta, the founder of Pagan Empire. The king loved horses and was a master of horsemanship. He was assassinated by Sale Ngahkwe, his stable groom, who succeeded him as king.[1]
Various Burmese chronicles do not agree on the dates regarding his life and reign. The oldest chronicle Zatadawbon Yazawin is considered to be the most accurate for the Pagan period.[Notes 1] The table below lists the dates given by four main chronicles, as well as Hmannan's dates when anchored by the Anawrahta's inscriptionally verified accession date of 1044.[2]
Chronicles | Birth–Death | Age | Reign | Length of reign |
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Zatadawbon Yazawin | 859–904 | 45 | 876–904 | 28 |
Maha Yazawin | 841–876 | 35 | 858–876 | 18 |
Yazawin Thit and Hmannan Yazawin | 851–906 | 55 | 878–906 | 28 |
Hmannan adjusted | 879–934 | 55 | 906–934 | 28 |
References[]
- ^ (Maha Yazawin 2006: 346–349): Among the four major chronicles, only Zatadawbon Yazawin's dates line up with Anawrahta's inscriptionally verified accession date of 1044 CE. (Aung-Thwin 2005: 121–123): In general, Zata is considered "the most accurate of all Burmese chronicles, particularly with regard to the best-known Pagan and Ava kings, many of whose dates have been corroborated by epigraphy."
Bibliography[]
- Aung-Thwin, Michael A. (2005). The Mists of Rāmañña: The Legend that was Lower Burma (illustrated ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 9780824828868.
- Kala, U (1724). Maha Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2006, 4th printing ed.). Yangon: Ya-Pyei Publishing.
- Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
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