Nyaung-u Sawrahan

Nyaung-u Sawrahan ( Burmese ညောင္ ‌ ဦး စောရ ဟန္ ‌ း , MLC-TS nyaung u: sau ra. Han :, also Ngyaung-ú-Tsau Rahán; †  964 ) was ruler in the Kingdom of Bagan in what is now Burma . He is also known by the name Taungthumingyi ( ေတာင္ ‌ သူက္ ရီး မင္ ‌ း ).

Nyaung-u Sawrahan conquered 931 the throne of his predecessor, King Theinhko . He himself was originally a simple farmer when Theinhko took a cucumber from one of his fields. For this he fought with the king and killed him. Nyauang-u Sawrahan was recognized by the Queen as the new king to greater unrest to avoid in the kingdom, and was then used as the Gurkenkönig ( Engl. Cucumber King) known. This is possibly based on a legend , there is a similar story in the annals of Cambodia .

The name Nyaung-u Sawrahan can be found on a votive tablet on which a renovation of a temple that he had initiated is noted. He also had five well-known structures built in Bagan, including the famous Pahtothamya Pagoda in the old town.

Nyaung-u Sawrahan ruled for 33 years and was ousted from the throne by Kunshsaw Kyaunghpyu . This in turn had to vacate the throne for the sons of Nyaung-u Sawrahan, Kyiso and Sokka-te , a little later .

The annual dates are taken from the Hmannan Yazawin (Glass Palace Chronicles) and are more committed to tradition than history.