Yathekyaung ရသေ့ကြောင် |
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King of Pagan | |
Reign | 152 – 167 CE |
Predecessor | Thamoddarit |
Successor | Pyusawhti |
Born | 62 |
Died | 167 (aged 105) Pagan (Bagan) |
Yathekyaung (Burmese: ရသေ့ကြောင်, pronounced [jəθe̯ dʑàʊɴ]; also spelled Rathekyaung) was a semi-legendary king of Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). According to 18th and 19th century Burmese chronicles Maha Yazawin and Hmannan Yazawin he was a monk and the tutor of Pyusawhti, who put him on the throne. He is not accepted as a king by some modern historians.