Nga Lon Letpe

In this Burmese name, Nga is an honorific, not a given name.
Nga Lon Letpe
ငလုံးလက်ဖယ်
BornMount Popa, Pagan Kingdom
AllegiancePagan Dynasty
Service / branchRoyal Burmese Army
Years of service1050s–1060s
Battles / warsFounding of Pagan Empire

Gen. Nga Lon Letpe (Burmese: ငလုံးလက်ဖယ်, pronounced [ŋə lóʊɴ lə pʰɛ̀]; Ngaloun Lekphay[1]) was one of the Four Paladins of King Anawrahta during the Pagan Dynasty. He was formerly a simple farmer from Popa region, and could plough a large-scale farm by driving 60 oxen single-handedly in one morning.[2] He was later knighted by Anawrahta and served as a leading general of the Royal Army.[3]

He, along with his iconic horse "Le-mo-thae-khaung" (Burmese: လေမိုးသည်းခေါင်) is remembered as the epitome of physical might and farming in popular culture today.[4]

References

  1. ^ Phone Ko, Khin Maung (2018). When Mountains Melted: The Hidden History of the First Myanmar Empire. Singapore: Partridge Publishing House. ISBN 9781543746136.
  2. ^ စာရေးဆရာ, တင်နိုင်တိုး (2006). ပုဂံရွှေပြည်မှ သူရဲကောင်းများ. Yangon, Burma: ယုံကြည်ချက်စာပေ.
  3. ^ Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. p. 24.
  4. ^ Thawda Swe. Heroes of Burma. Yangon: Burma Union Press.


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