Saw Lu
Source Birth-Death Age Reign Length of reign
Zatadawbon Yazawin ( List of Monarchs Section ) 1050-1084 34 1077-1084 7
Zatadawbon Yazawin ( Royal Horoscopes Section ) 1049-1084 34 1077-1084 7
Maha Yazawin 1006-1061 55 1035-1061 26
Yazawin Thit 1010-1065 54 February 1060 - 1065 5
Hmannan Yazawin 1020-1065 45 1060-1065 5
Scholarship 19 April 1049 - before 21 April 1084 34 11 April 1077- before 21 April 1084 7
Early life
Saw Lu was born to King Anawrahta and Queen Agga Mahethi , Queen of the Southern Palace . [ 2 ] The Burmese chronicles do not agree on the dates regarding his life and reign . The table below lists the dates given by the four main chronicles , [ 3 ] and scholarship . [ 2 ]
Saw Lu ( ; also spelled Sawlu; also known as Min Lulin ( ), lit. Boy King; 19 April 1049 - 21 April 1084) was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1077 to 1084. He inherited from his father Anawrahta the Pagan Empire, the first ever unified kingdom of Burma (Myanmar) but proved an inexperienced ruler. In 1082, he faced a rebellion in Lower Burma, and was captured c. April 1083. He was later killed in captivity about a year later.