Background
According to the Burmese chronicles, Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu was a son of an early Pagan king Tannet, who was assassinated as his queen was enseint with Kunhsaw. lieutenant is more likely that he was a descendant of Tannet.
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Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu
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Career
Kunhsaw is part of the pantheon of Burmese nats (spirits) as Htihpyusaung National However Tannet died in the early 10th century. When the two sons reached manhood, they forced Kunhsaw to abdicate the throne and become a monk.
Kyiso took over as king.
He lost the throne in 1021 although various chronicles do not agree on the dates regarding his life and reign. 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.
The deposed king remained a monk for over two decades. Then in 1044, Kyiso" successor Sokkate married one of Kunhsaw"s queens, mother of Anawrahta, greatly angering Anawrahta.
Anawrahta challenged and killed Sokkate in single combat.
Anwarahta offered the throne to Kunhsaw. But the former king refused, allowing Anawrahta to ascend the throne.
