Uzana (Burmese: ဥဇနာ, pronounced[ʔṵzənà]; also known as Sithu III;[2] 1213–1256) was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1251 to 1256.[4] He assumed the regnal name "Śrī Tribhuvanāditya Dhammarājajayasūra" (ၐြီတြိဘုဝနာဒိတျဓမ္မရာဇဇယသူရ).[5]
Although his actual reign lasted only five years, Uzana was essentially the power behind the throne during his predecessor Kyaswa's reign, 1235–1251. Kyaswa, a devout Buddhist and scholar, had given Uzana full royal authority to govern the kingdom to the business of governing the country.[6] However Uzana reportedly cared more about chasing elephants, and drinking liquor than governing during his father's or his reign. As king, he left the task of governing to his chief minister Yazathingyan. The king was accidentally killed at Dala (modern Twante) in May 1256 while hunting elephants.[2][7]
His death was followed by a brief power struggle for the throne. His eldest son, Thihathu, claimed the throne but was pushed aside by the court led by Yazathingyan, who placed the other son by a concubine, Narathihapate, on the throne by November 1256.[8]
According to inscriptional evidence, he died a few days before 6 May 1256 when the Pagan selected his younger son by a concubine Narathihapate as the next king.[1][note 2]
Notesedit
^Chronicles (Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 334) say that he was a son of Kyaswa. But (Than Tun 1964: 134) citing inscriptional evidence says that Uzana was a son of Naratheinga Uzana, by his second wife Hpwa Saw. Naratheinga was an elder brother of Kyaswa.
^It would have taken at least a couple of days for the news of the king's death in Dala (modern Yangon) to reach Pagan (515 km north).
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uzana, pagan, other, people, named, uzana, uzana, disambiguation, uzana, burmese, ဥဇန, pronounced, ʔṵzənà, also, known, sithu, 1213, 1256, king, pagan, dynasty, burma, myanmar, from, 1251, 1256, assumed, regnal, name, Śrī, tribhuvanāditya, dhammarājajayasūra, . For other people named Uzana see Uzana disambiguation Uzana Burmese ဥဇန pronounced ʔṵzena also known as Sithu III 2 1213 1256 was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma Myanmar from 1251 to 1256 4 He assumed the regnal name Sri Tribhuvanaditya Dhammarajajayasura ၐ တ ဘ ဝန ဒ တ ဓမ မရ ဇဇယသ ရ 5 Uzana ဥဇန Sithu IIIKing of BurmaReignc May 1251 May 1256PredecessorKyaswaSuccessorNarathihapateChief MinisterYazathingyanBorn23 February 1213 Saturday 3rd waxing of Late Tagu 574 MEPagan Bagan Diedbefore 6 May 1256 1 aged 43 before Saturday 12th waxing of Nayon 618 MEDalaBurialPaganConsortThonlula 2 IssueThihathu Narathihapate 3 Regnal nameSri Tribhuvanaditya DhammarajajayasuraHousePaganFatherKyaswa or Naratheinga Uzana note 1 MotherSaw Min WaingReligionTheravada BuddhismThis article contains Burmese script Without proper rendering support you may see question marks boxes or other symbols instead of Burmese script Although his actual reign lasted only five years Uzana was essentially the power behind the throne during his predecessor Kyaswa s reign 1235 1251 Kyaswa a devout Buddhist and scholar had given Uzana full royal authority to govern the kingdom to the business of governing the country 6 However Uzana reportedly cared more about chasing elephants and drinking liquor than governing during his father s or his reign As king he left the task of governing to his chief minister Yazathingyan The king was accidentally killed at Dala modern Twante in May 1256 while hunting elephants 2 7 His death was followed by a brief power struggle for the throne His eldest son Thihathu claimed the throne but was pushed aside by the court led by Yazathingyan who placed the other son by a concubine Narathihapate on the throne by November 1256 8 Contents 1 Dates 2 Notes 3 References 4 BibliographyDates editThe table below lists the dates given by the four main chronicles 9 Chronicles Birth Death Age Reign Length of reignZatadawbon Yazawin List of monarchs section 10 1214 1254 40 1249 1254 5Zatadawbon Yazawin Royal horoscopes section 11 23 February 1213 1254 41 1251 1254 3Maha Yazawin 1216 1240 38 1234 1240 6Yazawin Thit and Hmannan Yazawin 1218 1255 37 1250 1255 5According to inscriptional evidence he died a few days before 6 May 1256 when the Pagan selected his younger son by a concubine Narathihapate as the next king 1 note 2 Notes edit Chronicles Hmannan Vol 1 2003 334 say that he was a son of Kyaswa But Than Tun 1964 134 citing inscriptional evidence says that Uzana was a son of Naratheinga Uzana by his second wife Hpwa Saw Naratheinga was an elder brother of Kyaswa It would have taken at least a couple of days for the news of the king s death in Dala modern Yangon to reach Pagan 515 km north References edit a b Yazawin Thit Vol 1 2012 139 footnote 5 a b c Than Tun 1964 134 Pe Maung Tin and G H Luce 1960 156 158 Coedes 1968 183 Hlaing Nwe Ni 2013 The concepts of Kingship in Bagan with Special Emphasis on the titles of Bagan Kings Mandalay University Research Journal Archived from the original on 2018 10 13 Retrieved 2018 10 13 Harvey 1925 59 Htin Aung 1967 65 Than Tun 1964 134 135 Maha Yazawin Vol 1 2006 349 Zata 1960 40 Zata 1960 68Bibliography editCoedes George 1968 Walter F Vella ed The Indianized States of Southeast Asia trans Susan Brown Cowing University of Hawaii Press ISBN 978 0 8248 0368 1 Harvey G E 1925 History of Burma From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824 London Frank Cass amp Co Ltd Htin Aung Maung 1967 A History of Burma New York and London Cambridge University Press Kala U 1724 Maha Yazawin in Burmese Vol 1 3 2006 4th printing ed Yangon Ya Pyei Publishing Maha Sithu 2012 1798 Kyaw Win Thein Hlaing eds Yazawin Thit in Burmese Vol 1 3 2nd ed Yangon Ya Pyei Publishing Pe Maung Tin Luce G H The Glass Palace Chronicle of the Kings of Burma 1960 ed Rangoon University Press Royal Historians of Burma c 1680 U Hla Tin Hla Thamein ed Zatadawbon Yazawin 1960 ed Historical Research Directorate of the Union of Burma Royal Historical Commission of Burma 1832 Hmannan Yazawin in Burmese Vol 1 3 2003 ed Yangon Ministry of Information Myanmar Than Tun 1964 Studies in Burmese History in Burmese Vol 1 Yangon Maha Dagon Uzana of PaganPagan DynastyBorn 23 February 1213 Died c 6 May 1256Regnal titlesPreceded byKyaswa King of Burma1251 1256 Succeeded byNarathihapateRoyal titlesPreceded byKyaswa Heir to the Burmese Throne1235 1251 Succeeded byThihathu Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Uzana of Pagan amp oldid 1178536590, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
