Tannet ( my, တန်နက်, ; 859–904) was king of
Pagan dynasty of
Burma (Myanmar) from c. 876 to c. 904. A son of King
Pyinbya, the founder of
Pagan
Paganism (from classical Latin ''pāgānus'' "rural", "rustic", later "civilian") is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Judaism. ...
(Bagan), Tannet was the paternal grandfather of King
Anawrahta, the founder of
Pagan Empire
The Kingdom of Pagan ( my, ပုဂံခေတ်, , ; also known as the Pagan Dynasty and the Pagan Empire; also the Bagan Dynasty or Bagan Empire) was the first Burmese kingdom to unify the regions that would later constitute modern-da ...
. The king loved horses and was a master of horsemanship. He was assassinated by
Sale Ngahkwe
Sale Ngahkwe ( my, စလေငခွေး, ; c. 875–934) was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from c. 904 to c. 934. According to the Burmese chronicles, Ngahkwe, a descendant of King Thingayaza of Pagan but brought up in obscurit ...
, his
stable groom, who succeeded him as king.
[Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 219–221]
Various
Burmese chronicles do not agree on the dates regarding his life and reign. The oldest chronicle ''
Zatadawbon Yazawin'' is considered to be the most accurate for the Pagan period.
[(Maha Yazawin 2006: 346–349): Among the four major chronicles, only ''Zatadawbon Yazawin's'' dates line up with Anawrahta's inscriptionally verified accession date of 1044 CE. (Aung-Thwin 2005: 121–123): In general, ''Zata'' is considered "the most accurate of all Burmese chronicles, particularly with regard to the best-known Pagan and Ava kings, many of whose dates have been corroborated by epigraphy."] The table below lists the dates given by four main chronicles, as well as Hmannan's dates when anchored by the Anawrahta's inscriptionally verified accession date of 1044.
[Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 347]
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Pagan dynasty
859 births
904 deaths
9th-century Burmese monarchs
10th-century Burmese monarchs
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