The content of this article is a complete list of the 55 pagan kings, both legendary and historical.
The list begins with the first, King Thamudarit (107 AD to 152 AD) and ends with the last, King Uzana II of Pagan (1325 AD to 1364 AD).
The list includes the names, family relationship, regencies and additional information. This information is very useful for everyone who is interested and reading about the history of the Pagan/Bagan kingdom.
1. Tamudaritwho was the founder of Pagan and reigned from 107 to 152 AD
2.Yathekyaungwho was Pyusawhti’s preceptor and reigned AD 152-167
3. Pyusawhtihe was the son-in-law of Thamudarit and reigned from 167 to 242 AD
4.Htiminyinwho was the son of Pyusawhti and reigned from 242 to 299 AD
5. Yinmin Paikwho was the son of Htiminyin and reigned from 299 to 324 AD
6.Paikthinliwho was the son of Yinminpaik and reigned from 324 to 344 AD
7.Thinlikyaungwho was the son of Paikthinli and reigned from 344 to 387 AD
8.Kyaungduritwho was the son of Thinlikyaung and reigned from 387 to 412 AD
9. Thihtanwho was the son of Kyaungdurit and reigned from 412 to 439 AD
10. Thuyaiwho was a usurper to the pagan throne and reigned from 439 to 494 AD
11. Tharamunhpyahe was a grandson of Thihtan and reigned from 494 to 516 AD
12. Thaiktaingwho was the son of Tharamunhpya reigned from 516 to 523 AD
13.Thilikyaungngewho was the son of Thaiktaing and reigned from 523 to 532 AD
14. Thinlipaikhe was the brother of Thilikyaungnge and reigned from 532 to 547 AD
15.Hkanlaungwho was brother of Thinlipaik and reigned from 547 to 557 AD
16.HkanlatHkanlaung’s brother and reigned AD 557–569
17. Htuntaikwho was the son of Hkanlat and reigned from 569 to 582 AD
18.Htunpyitwho was the son of Htuntaik and reigned from 582 – 598 AD
19.Htunchitwho was the son of Htunpyit and reigned from 598 to 613 AD
20. Dad Sawrahanwho was a usurping priest and reigned from 613 to 640 AD
21. Shwe OntiPopa Sawrahan’s son-in-law and reigned from 640 to 652 AD
22. Peitonwho was brother of Shwe Onti and reigned from 652 to 660 AD
23.Peitaungwho was the son of Peitthon and reigned from 660 to 710 AD
24.Ngahkwewho was brother of Pettaung and reigned from 710 to 716 AD
25. My inkusurper bridegroom to the pagan throne, reigned AD 716 to 726
26. Teinkhawas the candidate of the blood court and reigned from 726 to 734 AD
27. The sunwho reigned from 734 to 744 AD
28.Shwelaungwho reigned from 744 to 753 AD
29. Htunttwinwho reigned from 753 to 762 AD
30.Shwemaukwho reigned from 762 to 785 AD
31. Tun Latwho reigned from 785 to 802 AD
32. Sawjinhnitwho reigned from 802 to 829 AD
33.keluwho reigned from 829 to 846 AD
34.Pyinbyawho was brother of Khelu and reigned from 846 to 878 AD
35.tannetwho was the son of Pyinbya and reigned from 878 to 894 AD
36. Dirty Ngakhwewho was a blood usurper and reigned from 894 to 924 AD
37.Theinhkowho was the son of Sale Ngakhwe and reigned from 924 to 946 AD
38. Nyaung-U Sawrahan (or Taungthugyi)who was a usurper to the pagan throne and reigned from 946 to 991 AD
39. Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyuhe was the son of Tannet and reigned from 991 to 1013 AD
40.Kisohe was the son of Nyaung-U Sawrahan and reigned from 1013 to 1019 AD
41.Sokkatewho was the foster brother of Anawrahta and son of Nyaung-U Sawrahan and reigned from 1019 to 1044 AD
42.Anawrahta – the Warrior King – also known as Anawrahtaminsaw, Aniruddha or Anoratha, who was the son of Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu ascended the throne in 1044 AD. C. after having killed his adoptive brother Sokkate and reigned as a pagan until 1077 d. by a wild buffalo while others say he was killed), ushered in Pagan’s ‘Age of Glory’, which was perpetuated by his successors to the throne, the first of whom was his son his,
43.Sawlu, (also known as Man Lunan or Tsaulu). He didn’t do a very good job and ruled from 1077 to 1084 AD, the year he was assassinated after being captured by the Mon. Sawlu was succeeded by
44.Kyanzitthathe ‘Lord Soldier’ (also known as Htilaing Min or Thiluin Man), who was the son of Anawrahta and reigned from 1084 to 1112 AD
45. Alaungsithu (also known as Rhuykudayaka or Cansu I.)who was the son of Sawlu and reigned from 1112 to 1267 AD, the year he was assassinated by his son Narathu.
46. Narathu (or Intaw Syan), that he was the son of Alaungsithu and reigned, having poisoned his father, King Alaungsithu, and his older brother, Min Shin. He saw the rightful heir to the throne from 1167 to 1170 AD. C., the year in which he was killed by assassins sent by the Indian king Pateikkaya, father of the queen of Narathu.
47. Naratheinhka (also known as Min Yin Naratheinkha)who was the son of Narathu, reigned from 1170 to 1173 AD. C., the year he was assassinated by the army commander Aung Zwa.
48. Narapatisithu (also known as Cansu II or Sithu II.)who reigned from 1173 to 1210 AD
49. Nandaungmya (aka Htilominlo)who was the son of Sithu II, reigned from 1210 to 1234 AD
fifty kyawzwa (also Klacwa or Caw Kri or naratheinhka uzana)who was the son of Htilominlo, reigned from 1234 to 1250 AD, and
51. Uzana (also known as Sithu III or Uccana)who was the son of Kyazwa reigned from 1250 to 1256 AD
52. Narathihapato, was the son of Uzana. He lost the war against the Mongols and reigned from 1256 to 1287 AD. C., the year he was poisoned by his son Thihathu after he had fled from Pagan to Bassein for fear of being captured by the Mongols and then was returning to Pagan after he received word that the Mongols had abandoned the real city. He was succeeded by his son Kyawswa.
53. kyawzwa, Son of King Narathihapate, the last pagan sovereign king. He reigned as a vassal king of the Mongols from 1287 (1289?)-1297 AD
54. Saw Hnit, son of the vassal king Kyawzwa. He ‘reigned’ as viceroy of Pagan (Bagan) under the ruler of the Kingdom of Myinsaing from 1325 to 1364 AD
55. Uzana II of Pagan, son of Viceroy ‘King’ Saw Hnit. He ‘reigned’ as viceroy of Pagan (Bagan) under the ruler of the Kingdom of Myinsaing from 1325 to 1364 AD