Yathekyaung

Yathekyaung (Burmese: ရသေ့ကြောင်, pronounced [jəθe̯ dʑàʊɴ]; also spelled Rathekyaung) was a semi-legendary king of Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). According to 18th and 19th century Burmese chronicles Maha Yazawin and Hmannan Yazawin he was a monk and the tutor of Pyusawhti, who put him on the throne.[1] He is not accepted as a king by some modern historians.[Note 1]

Yathekyaung
ရသေ့ကြောင်
King of Pagan
Reign152 – 167 CE
PredecessorThamoddarit
SuccessorPyusawhti
Born62
Died167 (aged 105)
Pagan (Bagan)

Notes
  1. (Harvey 1925: 364) does not recognize Thamoddarit or Yathekyaung, kings added by Maha Yazawin to link the Pagan royal lineage to the kings of Sri Ksetra Kingdom.
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References
  1. Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 201
  • Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.
  • Royal Historical Commission of Burma (1832). Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). 1–3 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar.
Yathekyaung
Born: 62 Died: 167 CE
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Thamoddarit		 King of Pagan
152 – 167		 Succeeded by
Pyusawhti
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