Kyawswa I of Pinya
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Kyawswa I of Pinya was king of Pinya from 1344 to 1350. His six-year reign briefly restored unity in southern Upper Burma although his authority over his southernmost vassals remained largely nominal.
Kyawswa I depicted as the Nga-zi Shin nat (spirit)
Mount Popa Nat Worship
Nat (deity)
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The nats are god-like spirits venerated in Myanmar and neighbouring countries in conjunction with Buddhism. They are divided between the 37 Great Nats who were given that status by King Anawrahta when
Kyawswa I of Pinya
…although his authority over his southernmost vassals remained largely nominal. He suddenly died in 1350, and came to be regarded as one of the major Burmese folk spirits, known as Nga-zi Shin Nat. Born in 1299, Kyawswa was the elder son of Queen Mi Saw U of Pagan and Thihathu, Co-Regent of Myinsaing. He was born in…
Burmese nat statues in the shrine
Nat oun hung on a post in a house
A nat kadaw dressed as U Min Gyaw at a nat pwè in Mingun, August 1989
Mount Popa from Kyaukpadaung road, the smaller precipice Taung Kalat with its nat shrines atop to left of picture