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Yazathu of Pagan

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Yazathu
ရာဇသူ
Prince of Pagan
Reignc.1260–1291
Bornc.1260
Pagan(Bagan)
Died10 May 1291
Thursday, 11th wa xing ofNayon653ME
Pagan
HousePagan
FatherNarathihapate
MotherSaw Hla Wun
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Yazathu(Burmese:ရာဇသူ,pronounced[jàza̰θù];c.1260 – 10 May 1291) was the only son of KingNarathihapateand his chief queenSaw Hla Wun.By birth, Yazathu should have been the heir-presumptive although the chronicles do not specifically mention any heirs apparent during Narathihapate's reign. After the king's death in 1287, Yazathu did not become king. His powerful mother instead placedKyawswa,a son of Narathihapate by a junior queen, on the throne in 1289. A surviving inscription from 1290 states that the prince and his mother donated a monastery. The prince died in 1291.[1]

References

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  1. ^Ba Shin 1982: 38–39

Bibliography

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  • Ba Shin,Bo-Hmu (1966)."The Pwa Saws of Bagan"(PDF).Burma Historical Research Department Silver Jublice Publication(in Burmese) (1982 ed.). Yangon: Historical Research Department.
Yazathu of Pagan
Born:c. 1260Died:10 May 1291
Royal titles
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Prince of Pagan
c. 1260 – 1291
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