Uzana of Pagan
Uzana ဥဇနာ Sithu III | |
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Theravada Buddhism |
Uzana (
Burma (Myanmar) from 1251 to 1256.[4] He assumed the regnal name "Śrī Tribhuvanāditya Dhammarājajayasūra" (ၐြီတြိဘုဝနာဒိတျဓမ္မရာဇဇယသူရ).[5]
Although his actual reign lasted only five years, Uzana was essentially the power behind the throne during his predecessor
His death was followed by a brief power struggle for the throne. His eldest son, Thihathu, claimed the throne but was pushed aside by the court led by Yazathingyan, who placed the other son by a concubine, Narathihapate, on the throne by November 1256.[8]
Dates
The table below lists the dates given by the four main chronicles.[9]
Chronicles | Birth–Death | Age | Reign | Length of reign |
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Zatadawbon Yazawin (List of monarchs section)[10] | 1214–1254 | 40 | 1249–1254 | 5 |
Zatadawbon Yazawin (Royal horoscopes section)[11] | 23 February 1213 – 1254 | 41 | 1251–1254 | 3 |
Maha Yazawin | 1216–1240 | 38 | 1234–1240 | 6 |
Yazawin Thit and Hmannan Yazawin | 1218–1255 | 37 | 1250–1255 | 5 |
According to inscriptional evidence, he died a few days before 6 May 1256 when the Pagan selected his younger son by a concubine Narathihapate as the next king.[1][note 2]
Notes
- ^ Chronicles (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 334) say that he was a son of Kyaswa. But (Than Tun 1964: 134) citing inscriptional evidence says that Uzana was a son of Naratheinga Uzana, by his second wife Hpwa Saw. Naratheinga was an elder brother of Kyaswa.
- ^ It would have taken at least a couple of days for the news of the king's death in Dala (modern Yangon) to reach Pagan (515 km north).
References
- ^ a b Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 139, footnote 5
- ^ a b c Than Tun 1964: 134
- ^ Pe Maung Tin and G.H. Luce (1960): 156–158
- ^ Coedès 1968: 183
- ^ Hlaing, Nwe Ni (2013). "The concepts of Kingship in Bagan with Special Emphasis on the titles of Bagan Kings". Mandalay University Research Journal. Archived from the original on 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
- ^ Harvey 1925: 59
- ^ Htin Aung 1967: 65
- ^ Than Tun 1964: 134–135
- ^ Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 349
- ^ Zata 1960: 40
- ^ Zata 1960: 68
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