Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu
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Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu was a son of an early Pagan king Tannet, who was assassinated when his queen was pregnant with Kunhsaw. He took over the Pagan throne from King Nyaung-u Sawrahan, and married three of Nyaung-u's chief queens, two of whom were pregnant and subsequently gave birth to Kyiso and Sokkate. Kunhsaw raised Sokkate and Kyiso as his own sons.
When
- First attested
- 900 CE
- Attested period
- 900 – 1048
- Historical notes
- Ruled Pagan, abdicated, became a monk, and died c. 1048.
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“According to the Burmese chronicles, Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu was a son of an early Pagan king Tannet, who was assassinated when his queen was pregnant with Kunhsaw. However Tannet died in the early 10th century. It is more likely that he was a descendant of Tannet”
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