Sale Ngahkwe
King of Pagan dynasty of Burma
About Sale Ngahkwe
Lived 875 – 934 (aged 58–59).
Sale Ngahkwe (, ; c. 875–934) was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from c. 904 to c. 934. According to the Burmese chronicles, Ngahkwe, a descendant of King Thingayaza of Pagan but brought up in obscurity at Sale in central Burma, came to work in the service of King Tannet as a stable groom. Ngahkwe then assassinated the king and seized the throne.
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. 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.
Chronicles Birth–Death Age Reign Length of reign Zatadawbon Yazawin 875–934 59 904–934 30 Maha Yazawin 847–901 54 876–901 25 Yazawin Thit and Hmannan Yazawin 857–915 58 906–915 9 Hmannan adjusted 885–943 58 934–943 9
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Who was Sale Ngahkwe?
King of Pagan dynasty of Burma
When was Sale Ngahkwe born?
Sale Ngahkwe was born in 875 in Sale.
When did Sale Ngahkwe die?
Sale Ngahkwe died in 934.
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