List of early and legendary monarchs of Burma information

This is a list of early and legendary monarchs of Burma (Myanmar). It covers the monarchs of the early polities in Upper Burma, Lower Burma and Arakan, according to the various royal chronicles. The list consists of two types. Some of the dynasties were likely derived from "Indian legends taken from Sanskrit or Pali originals" in order to link the Burmese monarchy to the Buddha.^[1]^[2] Many others were actual historical figures cloaked in pre-Buddhist legends, and probably existed in a different time period than that described in the chronicles. Moreover, many of these historical-based legendary figures were likely contemporaries of rival small settlements, rather than in the continuous lineage presented by the chronicles.^[3]

Unless otherwise noted, the regnal dates in this article are abbreviated to the first Western calendar year only although the Burmese calendar straddles the Western calendar. For example, the start of King Pyinbya's reign, 208 ME (25 March 846 to 24 March 847 CE), is shown here only as 846 (instead of 846/47).

^ Hall 1960: 7
^ Lieberman 2003: 196
^ Cite error: The named reference geh-368 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[dgeh-7-1] Hall 1960: 7

[vbl-196-2] Lieberman 2003: 196

[geh-368-3] Cite error: The named reference geh-368 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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