Maung Tint De
Maung Tint De is the brother of Hnamadawgyi (Myat Hla). He was burned alive, prompting his sister to leap into the fire to save his head. He is a nat in the Burmese pantheon.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 344 CE
- Attested period
- 344 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Venerated as Min Mahagiri, 'Lord of the Great Mountain' during the reign of King Thinligyaung (344–387 CE).
Relationships
- parent of
- Taungmagyi, North King Shin Phyu, Taung Maung Shin Nyo
- co occurs with
- Min Mahagiri, Shwe Myet-hna, Shwe Min Wun, Tintala
- sibling of
- Ma Myat Hla, Hnamadawgyi, Thonbanhla
- manifests as
- vengeful nat inhabiting a champak tree
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“She is the nat representation of Myat Hla, sister of Maung Tint De. According to tradition, she was a queen of the King of Tagaung. When she saw her brother Tintde being burned alive, she leapt into the fire, but only managed to save his head.”
#29397 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Some stories describe her as the wife of Maung Tint De, the king of the house of Panbe. They had two sons: North King Shin Phyu and Taung Maung Shin Nyo. It is said that when she heard news that Maung Tint De was killed by King Tagaung”
#29467 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“He is one of two sons of Maung Tint De (Mahagiri Nat) and Shwe Nabay.”
#34164 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Maung Tint De was arrested and executed by being burned alive while tied to a champak tree. His sister chose to die with him, and the siblings became vengeful nats inhabiting that tree, attacking those who came near.”
#34313 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat