Maung Po Tu

deity earth Shan single tradition · 2

Maung Po Tu is a nat of Shan descent within the official pantheon designated by King Anawrahta of Bagan. Illustrations of Maung Po Tu show them in Burmese royal dress.

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

First attested
1044 CE
Attested period
1044 – 2020
Historical notes
King Anawrahta's reign.

Relationships

co occurs with
nats, Mahagiri nats, Yun Bayin

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Sources

wikipedia (2)

Source passages

“The official pantheon is made up predominantly of those from the royal houses of Burmese history, but also contains nats of Thai (Yun Bayin) and Shan (Maung Po Tu) descent; illustrations of them show them in Burmese royal dress.”

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“Maung Po Tu is one of the 37 nats in the Burmese pantheon of nats. He was a tea trader during the reign of King Minkhaung I of Ava, and he was killed by a tiger on his way to Shan State. He is considered the guardian of traders and their businesses.”

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