Background
A son of King Pyinbya, the founder of Pagan (Bagan), Tannet was the paternal grandfather of King Anawrahta, the founder of Pagan Empire.
A son of King Pyinbya, the founder of Pagan (Bagan), Tannet was the paternal grandfather of King Anawrahta, the founder of Pagan Empire.
The king loved horses and was a master of horsemanship. He was assassinated by Sale Ngahkwe, his stable groom, who succeeded him as king. Various Burmese 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.