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place, and escorted to the palace with honour. At once he was conse- 

 crated king, hut that night was poisoned. Na-ra-thii then became 

 king without opposition. He pursued a course of crime and cruelty. 

 He put to death many of his father's favourites. The whole of the 

 people, in the palace, the city, and the country, were alarmed and 

 distressed. He commenced building a magnificent temple called 

 Dha-ma-yan-gyi ; but it was with difficulty that workmen could be 

 procured, for all fled from fear, and the work proceeded slowly. 

 This king, with his own hand, killed the daughter of the king of Pa- 

 teik-ka-ra (Bengal) who had remained after the death of his father. 

 This led to an extraordinary event. Her father, on hearing of the 

 murder of his daughter, disguised eight brave men as Brahmans, who 

 were sworn to execute their master's revenge. They arrived at Pu-gan, 

 and were introduced into the palace under pretence of blessing the 

 king. There they killed him with a sword. After which they killed 

 each other or committed suicide, so that all eight died. This king is, 

 on account of the manner of his death, called " Ku-la-kya-ineng," that 

 is " the king killed or dethroned by foreigners." It is stated that at 

 the time of his death, the temple Dha-ma-yan-gyi was unfinished. 



He was succeeded by his son Meng-ri-na-ra-thein-kha. He appoint- 

 ed his younger brother to the office of Ein-she-meng or " lord of the 

 eastern house," a title equivalent to that of crown-prince. This is the 

 first time the title is mentioned in the history. After some time, the 

 king, under pretence of a war having broken out on the northern 

 frontier, despatched his brother to that quarter in command of an army. 

 He then took possession of his brother's wife. The crown-prince 

 found that there was no war, and when he discovered the wrong that 

 had been done him, he returned to the city and put his brother to 

 death. He then succeeded to the throne under the title of Na-ra-ba- 

 di-tsi-thu. 



He is represented as a good king. He visited all parts of his king- 

 dom. He built, at Pu-gan, the temples called Grau-dau-pal-leng and 

 Tsii-la-ma-ni ; and one, a Tha-ma-hti not far from the city, called 

 Dham-ma-ra-dzi-ka. This king had constant communication with 

 Ceylon. Four Rahans from Ceylon settled at Pu-gan and introduced 

 some new philosophical doctrines. The king is highly praised for his 

 piety and attention to the affairs of his country. He died after a 



