Type: | monarch |
Tannet Burmese: တန်နက် | |
Reign: | 876–904 |
Succession: | King of Pagan |
Predecessor: | Pyinbya |
Successor: | Sale Ngahkwe |
Suc-Type: | Successor |
Issue: | Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu? (oral tradition) |
House: | Pagan |
Father: | Pyinbya |
Birth Date: | 859 Friday born |
Birth Place: | Pagan |
Death Date: | 904 |
Death Place: | Pagan |
Religion: | Theravada Buddhism |
Tannet (my|တန်နက်, in Burmese pronounced as /tàɰ̃ nɛʔ/; 859–904) was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from c. 876 to c. 904. 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.[1]
Various Burmese chronicles do not agree on the dates regarding his life and reign. The oldest chronicle Zatadawbon Yazawin is considered to be the most accurate for the Pagan period.[2] 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.[3]
Chronicles | Birth–Death | Age | Reign | Length of reign | |
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Zatadawbon Yazawin | 859–904 | 45 | 876–904 | 28 | |
Maha Yazawin | 841–876 | 35 | 858–876 | 18 | |
Yazawin Thit and Hmannan Yazawin | 851–906 | 55 | 878–906 | 28 | |
Hmannan adjusted | 879–934 | 55 | 906–934 | 28 |