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On the History of the Burma race. 



[No. 2, 



might not fall to his successor in the throne. He died soon after, 

 having reigned seven months in Pan-ya and three years in Ava. 

 The history denounces him as a man of savage and cruel disposition 

 who altogether disregarded religion. He left no children. 



The servant of Tha-do-meng-bya having reached the palace, told 

 queen Tsau-um-ma the order he had received. She turned him from 

 his purpose, and offered him the government of Tsa-gaing. This he 

 accepted, and after a time crossed the river to take possession. 

 There being no direct heir to the throne, the nobles offered it to 

 Thi-la-wa, the governor of Ka-mai-then. But he refused, and at 

 length they chose his brother-in-law, Ta-ra bya Tsau-kai, governor of 

 the district of A-myin. He was chosen king near the close of the 

 year 729 ; but by the advice of the astrologers, he did not ascend the 

 palace until the beginning of the year 730. He took the title of 

 Meng-kyi-tswa-tsau-kai. This king was already married to a grand- 

 daughter of A-theng-kha-ya Tsau-ywon, the first king of Tsa-gaing. 

 Her name was also Tsau-um-ma, with the prefix Tsa-gaing, to dis- 

 tinguish her. The descent of Meng-kyi-tswa, both from the old 

 race of the Pugan. kings, and from the family of the three Shan 

 brothers, is then carefully traced in the Ma-ha-Ra-dza-weng. It is 

 shown in the following table. 



Na-ra-thi-ha-pa-te, king of Pugan. 



Kyau-tswa., 



succeeded his father as 



king. Deposed and 



murdered by the three 



Shan brothers. 



Tharet Myo tsa 

 Meng Sheng Tsau.; 



A daughter o f 



Tbin-ga-bo,name not 

 given, sister of the 

 three Shan brothers. 



I I 



Eldest son Second son 



Myin tsaing Pyi Meng 



Shwe nan Tsau kan 



Sheng. noung. 



I 

 :Pyi Meng Thi-ha-thii. 



A daughter named 

 — Sheng myat hla. 



I 

 Third son 

 Ta-ra-bya Tsau- 

 kai. Became 

 king with the 

 title of Meng 

 kyi-tswa Tsau- 

 kai. 



I 

 Tsau-pu-lai 

 a daughter, 

 married to 

 Thi-wa-la, 

 governor of 

 Ra-mai-then. 



I 

 Tsau-myat, 

 a daughter, mar- 

 ried to Thein-ga- 

 thd-tsau-noung, 

 governor of 

 Tsa-gu. 



