Nyaung-u Sawrahan

Nyaung- u Sawrahan ( Burmese ညောင္ ဦး စောရ ဟန္း, MLC TS nyaung u: ra sau han: , also Ngyaung - ú - Tsau Rahan, † 964 ) was ruler of the Kingdom of Bagan in Burma today. He is also under the name Taungthumingyi ( ေတာင္ သူက္ ရီး မင္း ) known.

Nyaung- u Sawrahan 931 conquered the throne of his predecessor, King Theinhko. He was initially a simple farmer, as Theinhko took away a cucumber from one of his fields. To this end, he fought with the king and killed him. Nyauang - u Sawrahan was recognized by the Queen as the new king, to avoid major unrest in the kingdom and then as the Cucumber King (English Cucumber King) known. This is due perhaps to a legend, a similar story is also available in the annals of Cambodia.

The name of Nyaung- u Sawrahan found on a votive tablet, on the one caused by him renovation of a temple is noted. It also received five famous buildings built in Bagan, including the famous Pahtothamya pagoda in the old town.

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

The annual data are the Hmannan Yazawin ( Glass Palace Chronicles ) removed and are more committed to tradition as history.