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Nga Htwe Yu

Nga Htwe Yu

Paladin during the Bagan dynasty

In this Burmese name, Nga is an honorific, not a given name.

Gen. Nga Htwe Yu (Burmese: ငထွေရူး, pronounced [ŋə tʰwè jú]) was one of the Four Paladins of King Anawrahta during the Bagan dynasty. He was formerly a palm tree climber from Myinmu and said to be capable of dealing with a thousand palm trees in one morning. He was later knighted by Anawrahta and served as a leading general of the Royal Army.[1]

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  1. [1]
    Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. p. 24.


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