Theinhko သိန်းခို | |
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King of Pagan | |
Reign | c. 934–956 |
Predecessor | Sale Ngahkwe |
Successor | Nyaung-u Sawrahan |
Born | c. 919 (Saturday born) Pagan |
Died | c. 956 Pagan |
House | Pagan |
Father | Sale Ngahkwe |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Theinhko (Burmese:သိန်းခို; alsoTheinkho,pronounced[θéɪ̯ɰ̃kʰò]; c. 919 – 956) was king of thePagan dynasty ofBurma (Myanmar) from c. 934 to c. 956. According to theBurmese chronicles, Theinhko was a son of the previous king,Sale Ngahkwe. Theinhko was killed by a farmer,Nyaung-u Sawrahan, from whose farm he took a cucumber. The king had been on a hunting trip and separated from hisretinue, exhausted and thirsty.[1] The farmer was accepted as king by the queen to prevent unrest in the kingdom and became known as the "Cucumber King", "farmer king" or "Taungthugyi Min".[2]
The story is likely afairy tale. There are at least three other versions—an exact parallel in the Burmese fairy tale "PrincessThudhammasari" and two variants in Cambodian history, one in the eighth and another in the 14th century. Kings of Cambodia claim descent from the gardener.[3]
Various chronicles do not agree on the dates regarding his life and reign.[4] The oldest chronicleZatadawbon Yazawin is considered to be the most accurate for the Pagan period.[note 1] The table below lists the dates given by four main chronicles, as well asHmannan's dates when anchored by the Anawrahta's inscriptionally verified accession date of 1044.
Chronicles | Birth–Death | Age | Reign | Length of reign |
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Zatadawbon Yazawin | 919–956 | 37 | 934–956 | 26 |
Maha Yazawin | 880–917 | 37 | 901–917 | 16 |
Yazawin Thit andHmannan Yazawin | 891–931 | 40 | 915–931 | 16 |
Hmannan adjusted | 919–959 | 40 | 943–959 | 16 |
Theinhko Born: c. 919 Died: c. 956 | ||
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Preceded by | King of Pagan c. 934–956 | Succeeded by |
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