Naratheinga Uzana

Naratheinga Uzana (Burmese: နရသိင်္ဃ ဥဇနာ, pronounced [nəɹa̰ θéiɴga̰]; also known as Naratheinkha Uzana; 1190s–1235) was the regent of Pagan from c. 1231 to 1235. He was crown prince prior to his regency. He is regarded by some historians G.H. Luce and Than Tun as king between 1231 and 1235 but others Htin Aung and Michael Aung-Thwin do not accept him as king.[2][3][4]

Naratheinga Uzana
နရသိင်္ဃ ဥဇနာ
Regent of Burma
Reign1231? – 1235
PredecessorHtilominlo as King
SuccessorKyaswa as King
Bornin or before 1197
Pagan (Bagan)
DiedJuly 1235
Pagan
ConsortShin Saw
Saw Min Waing
IssueUzana[1]
HousePagan
FatherHtilominlo
MotherEindawthe
ReligionTheravada Buddhism
In this Burmese name, Saw is an honorific, not a surname.

One contemporary stone inscription identifies him as the crown prince, and another identifies him as the king. Neither inscription provides any regnal dates but they were conjecturally dated c. 1230 or c. 1231 by Luce. Luce and Than Tun accept that he was king.[3] It is not universally accepted. Htin Aung does not accept Luce's proposed regnal dates; he argues that the fact that none of the chronicles identifies him as king shows that "his succession was disputed or officially unrecognized." According to Htin Aung, he may have been a pretender to the throne for a few months.[2] Aung-Thwin does not identify Naratheinga as king either.[note 1]

Notes
  1. See (Aung-Thwin and Aung-Thwin 2012: 99) and (Aung-Thwin 1985: 22).

References
  1. Than Tun 1964: 134
  2. Htin Aung 1970: 43
  3. Than Tun 1964: 131–132
  4. Aung-Thwin and Aung-Thwin 2012: 99

Bibliography
  • Aung-Thwin, Michael (1985). Pagan: The Origins of Modern Burma. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0-8248-0960-2.
  • Aung-Thwin, Michael A.; Maitrii Aung-Thwin (2012). A History of Myanmar Since Ancient Times (illustrated ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 978-1-86189-901-9.
  • Htin Aung, Maung (1970). Burmese History before 1287: A Defence of the Chronicles. Oxford: The Asoka Society.
  • Than Tun (1964). Studies in Burmese History (in Burmese). 1. Yangon: Maha Dagon.
Naratheinga Uzana
Born: 1190s Died: 1235
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Htilominlo		 Regent of Burma
1231?–1235		 Succeeded by
Kyaswa
Royal titles
Preceded by
Htilominlo		 Heir to the Burmese Throne
? – 1231?		 Succeeded by
Kyaswa
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