Legend Thamoddarit

1 legend

1.1 out of sri ksetra
1.2 wandering years
1.3 reign

legend
out of sri ksetra

according hmannan, thamoddarit nephew of thupyinnya, last king of sri ksetra kingdom. in 94 ce, civil war broke out between pyu , kanyan, 2 of 3 main ethnic groups of kingdom. (the mranma (burmans) third.) pyu emerged victorious on kanyan. victors broke 3 rival groups, , second round of war ensued. taking advantage of confusion, fourth group, mon of lower burma drove indigenous groups out of sri ksetra.

wandering years

thamoddarit led 1 of refugee groups out of sri ksetra, , wandered on along irrawaddy on dozen years. spent 3 years @ taungnyo near sri ksetra before driven out mon. spent 6 years @ pantaung kanyan drove them out. went mindon 3 years, , in 107 ce, stopped @ location of pagan (bagan). incorporated nineteen villages in area, , founded city of pagan. dynasty became known pagan dynasty.

reign

thamoddarit had long reign @ pagan. in 22nd year of reign, in 149 ce, young man name of pyusawhti became famous performing daring feats. according hmannan, pyusawhti descendant of second tagaung dynasty, first (mythical) buddhist king of world, maha sammata. prior burmese chronicles had identified him descendant of solar spirit , dragon princess. thamoddarit married daughter thiri sanda dewi pyusawhti, , made him heir apparent. died 3 years later in 152 ce @ age of 76. pyusawhti refused take throne; instead gave throne tutor yathekyaung, ruled until 167 ce.