Nyaung-u Sawrahan

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Nyaung-u Sawrahan (Burmese: ညောင္‌ဦးစောရဟန္‌း; MLCTS: nyaung u: sau ra. han:; also spelt Ngyaung-ú-Tsau Rahán; died 964) was a ruler of the kingdom of Pagan in what is now Myanmar. He is also known as Taungthumingyi (ေတာင္‌သူက္ရီးမင္‌း).

Nyaung-u Sawrahan usurped the previous king, Theinhko. Previously a farmer, he killed Theinhko when that king took a cucumber from his field. Nyaung-u Sawrahan was accepted as king by the queen to prevent unrest in the kingdom and became known as the Cucumber King. There is a similar story in Cambodian history and both stories may be legends.

Nyaung-u Sawrahan reigned for 33 years and was overthrown by Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu, who in turn was overthrown by Nyaung-u Sawrahan's sons Kyiso and Sokka-te.

[edit] References

  • Harvey, G. E. History of Burma. 1967.
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