davidgagne.net

  • About
  • Archives
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • bartender.live
  • GitHub
  • LinkedIn

Curious Deaths of Some Burmese Kings

November 22nd, 2004 @ 10:31 am PST

Theinhko: killed by a farmer whose cucumbers he ate without permission. Theinkho’s Queen, fearing civil disorder, smuggled the farmer into the royal palace and dressed him in royal robes. He was proclaimed King Nyaung-U Sawrhan, and was known as the ‘Cucumber King’. He later transformed his cucumber plantation into a spacious and pleasant royal garden. (931 AD)

Anawrahta: gored by a buffalo during a military campaign. (1077 AD)

Uzana: trampled to death by an elephant. (1254 AD)

Narathihapate: forced at knife-point to take poison. (1287 AD)

Minrekyawsa: crushed to death by his own elephant. (1417 AD)

Razadarit: died after becoming entangled in the rope with which he was lassoing elephants. (1423 AD)

Tabinshweti: beheaded by his chamberlains while searching for a fictitious white elephant. (1551 AD)

Nandabayin: laughed to death when informed, by a visiting Italian merchant, that Venice was a free state without a king. (1599 AD)

from Schott’s Original Miscellany

More posts tagged:
death / elephants

More posts categorized:
books comedy

More posts from:
November 2004 / 2004

Post navigation

Previous Post
Previous Post Believe
Next Post
Next Post WordPress

Search


Give Easily

Give Easily

Did you know that Amazon will donate to the charity of your choice when you use smile.amazon.com to do your online shopping? It doesn't cost you anything extra, and you can make a big difference just by using this link.

  • Support A Charity

© David Vincent Gagne. All rights reserved. Custom WordPress Theme by Jacket Industries.