Pyinbya

Pyinbya
‹See Tfd›ပျဉ်ပြား
King of Pagan
Reign846–876[1]
PredecessorKhelu
SuccessorTannet
Born817
Monday born
Died876 (aged 59)[2]
Pagan
IssueTannet
HousePagan
FatherSaw Khin Hnit
ReligionTheravada Buddhism
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Pyinbya (Burmese: ပျဉ်ပြား, pronounced [pjɪ̀ɰ̃bjá]; 817–876) was the king of the Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) who founded the city of Pagan (Bagan) in 849 CE.[3]: 106  Though the Burmese chronicles describe him as the 33rd king of the dynasty founded in early 2nd century CE, modern historians consider Pyinbya one of the first kings of Pagan, which would gradually take over present-day central Burma in the next two hundred years. He was the paternal great-grandfather of King Anawrahta, the founder of the Pagan Empire.

  1. ^ (Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 346): Per Zatadawbon Yazawin
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  3. ^ Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.