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 Ramayana, Telugus and Hindu Varman Kings of Burma-3 (Post No.12,345)

Before Pre Pagan dynasty, there were four important kingdoms:

Pyu Kingdom – Sri Kshetra

Ramanna Desa – Mon Kingdom

Arakan Kingdom-

Kingdom of Mrammas

Mrammas lived in upper Burma at Pagaan

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Sri Lankan chronicles and Burmese inscriptions give important details.

Mon language inscriptions give us names as

Haripunjaya – Lamphun

Lavo – Lob puri

Dvaravati –  T o lo po t i

Ayuththaya – Ayodhya

Kshikittara – Sri Kshetra

Hamsavati – Pegu

Phanrang- Paanduranga

All Sanskrit names ; but they are spread over Cambodia, Thailand and Burma/Myanmar.

The Glass Palace Chronicle gives the name Jeya Simha as Zeyatheinkha.

Sanskrit names are corrupted beyond recognition.

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The name of many other Hindu settlements in lower Burma are known from inscriptions and literature. Thus we have Ramaavati, Asitanjana Nagara near Rangoon, Kusima Nagar or Mandala, RAAMPURA, Mullimanadala They are collectively known as RAMANNADESA.

The kingdom of Dvaaraavati in the valley of Menam was also a Mon Kingdom. Most important city was LAVA PURI (Lob Puri)

We have already seen Pegu was called Hamsavati and Pagan was called Ari Mardhana Pura.

Pure Sanskrit wrds were used for Kings, Queens and Cities.

Rama, Lava, Kusa remind us of RAMAYANA.

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VIKRAMA kings

At Prome in Burma/Myanmar, legends in Pyu language engraved on Royal funerary urns give us the name of three kings. The date is around 638 CE.

688- Death of Surya Vikrama – age 64

695- Death of Hari Vikrama – age 41

718- Death of Sihaa Vikrama – age 44

We know from elsewhere the names of Prabhu Varman, Jeyachandra Varman.

Another inscription says elder brother of Hari Vikraman was Jeyachandra Varman

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Kyanziththa died in1112 CE. His correct name was Jnana siddha. His son name was Raja Kumara. His other’s name Queen Tri Loka vatamsika (Burmese corrupted it as U Sauk Pan).

Sithu means the victorious hero = Siddha

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The Glass Palace Chronicle claims that Narapatisiththu or Jeya Sura became king at Pagan in 1173 after the murder of his elder brother Naratheinka (Correct name Narasimha)

Jayasimha name is corrupted to Htilominlo in Chinese and Zeyyatheinkha in Burmese.

If one looks at all the names with their family names, one can easily get the correct name.

Narasimha is the only Avatar name clearly mentioned in Burma.

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40 kings Missing

The Burmese Chronicles, which place the foundation of Pagaan at 108 CE, give a list of forty kings. But they are unknown to history.

Kalhana , author of Raja Tarangini of Kashmir, also gives a missing list like this regarding Kashmir.

Ram Khamhaeng (1279 to 1298 ;

Rama the Bold) ruled part of Burma from Thailand (Sukhodaya Kingdom)

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KING KILLED BY 8 INDIANS

One interesting episode is in Glass Palace Chronicle.

Indians were called Kala, corruption of Kula (English word clan is derived from this Sanskrit word.) The meaning is they belong to Higer clan/cultured.

Narathuu (1167-1171) CE

Narathu was known by two names:

King killed by eight Indians (kaalagya);

Imitaw Syaan (Lord of the Royal House)

Actually he was killed by Eight Sinhalese sent by Parakrama Bahu, King of Sri Lanka. He was angry because Burmese interfered in his commercial activities with Cambodia.

Earlier Minshinsaw attacked Narathu to revenge his father’s murder. But Narathu escaped by calling his brother to ascend the throne. Panthagu, the elder son of a dealer in almsbowls, was worshipped like lord by the people of Pagaan. Narathu sought his help . But Narathu later poisoned him to death.

Narathu was a cruel ruler according to the Glass Palace Chronicle. His ministers and his people stood in fear and awe before him. He also slew his close relatives. He killed his wife who was the daughter of Kala King (not Indian but Sri Lankan according to historians).

The names in the above episode are interesting. Though the Chronicle exaggerated many things, Sri Lankan names are in it. Further research may reveal that Tamils are also involved in it. Velu Vati is one example.

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