Narathu

For other uses, see Narathu (disambiguation).
Narathu
နရသူ
King of Pagan
King of Burma
Reign1167 – c. February 1171
PredecessorSithu I
SuccessorNaratheinkha
Chief MinisterAnanda Thuriya
Born16 March 1118
Saturday, 9th waning of Late Tagu 479 ME
Pagan (Bagan)
Diedc. February 1171 (aged 52)
Pagan
ConsortTaung Pyinthe
Myauk Pyinthe
IssueNaratheinkha
Narapatisithu
HousePagan
FatherSithu I
MotherDaughter of Dhamakyin
ReligionTheravada Buddhism
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Narathu (Burmese: နရသူ, pronounced [nəɹəðù]; 1118–1171) was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1167 to 1171. Narahthu ascended the throne after murdering his father King Alaungsithu and his elder brother Min Shin Saw.[1] Narathu built the largest of all the Buddhist temples, the Dhammayangyi.[2] Nonetheless, his conduct greatly lowered the prestige of the dynasty, and he was deeply disfavored. The king was assassinated by the mercenaries sent by the chief of Pateikkaya in 1171.[3]

  1. ^ Coedès 1968: 167
  2. ^ Hall 1960: 22
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference mha-50-51 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).