Kanyaza Nge ( my, ကံရာဇာငယ်, ) was a legendary king of

Tagaung Tagaung is a town in Mandalay Region of Myanmar (Burma). It is situated on the east bank of the Ayeyarwady River, 127 miles north of Mandalay. Etymology "Tagaung" derives from the Shan language term "Takawng" ( shn, တႃႈၵွင်; ), whic ...

, who reportedly reigned in the 9th century

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. According to ''

Hmannan Yazawin ''Hmannan Maha Yazawindawgyi'' ( my, မှန်နန်း မဟာ ရာဇဝင်တော်ကြီး, ; commonly, ''Hmannan Yazawin''; known in English as the '' Glass Palace Chronicle'') is the first official chronicle of Konbaung ...

'' (the Glass Palace Chronicle), Kanyaza Nge was the younger son of King

Abhiyaza Abhiyaza ( my, အဘိရာဇာ ; d. 825 BCE) was the legendary founder of the Kingdom of Tagaung, and that of Burmese monarchy, according to the 19th century chronicle ''Hmannan Yazawin''. He reportedly belonged to the same Sakya clan of t ...

of Tagaung, a prince of the Sakya clan of the

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who came from the ancient kingdom of

Kosala The Kingdom of Kosala (Sanskrit: ) was an ancient Indian kingdom with a rich culture, corresponding to the area within the region of Awadh in present-day Uttar Pradesh to Western Odisha. It emerged as a janapada, small state during the late Ve ...

(present-day northern India). After his father died in 825 CE, Kanyaza Nge won the throne over his elder brother

Kanyaza Gyi Kanraza Gyi ( my, ကံရာဇာကြီး, ; also spelled Kanraza Gree) was the legendary founder of the Second Dhanyawaddy Dynasty of Arakan. According to '' Hmanan Yazawin'' (the Glass Palace Chronicle), Kanyaza Gyi was the eldest son o ...

, who subsequently left Tagaung with his followers. The elder brother eventually settled at the abandoned capital of Danyawaddy in present-day

Rakhine State Rakhine State (; , , ; formerly known as Arakan State) is a Administrative divisions of Myanmar, state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady R ...

, and founded the Second Danyawaddy Dynasty. Meanwhile, Kanyaza Nge ruled Tagaung, and was followed by a dynasty of 31 kings to the 5th century BCE.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 153–155Phayre 1883: 275 The legend of Abhiyaza, Kanyaza Gyi and Kanyaza Nge first appeared in an official Burmese royal chronicle only in 1832. The story was part of the efforts by the early Konbaung kings to link the

Burmese monarchy The history of Myanmar (also known as Burma; my, မြန်မာ့သမိုင်း) covers the period from the time of first-known human settlements 13,000 years ago to the present day. The earliest inhabitants of recorded history wer ...

to the Buddha, superseding then prevailing pre-Buddhist

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of the monarchy.Lieberman 2003: 196Than Tun 1964: ix–x

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