1867.] The Pegu Pagoda. 119 



its temples. The pious chronicler, however, says nothing about this, 

 but enumerates the good works which he performed after his recon- 

 version. 



With this king, the chronicle states, " the race of Hanthawadie kings 

 became extinct, and the king of Pagan appointed Akhamamwon to rule 

 over Pegu. Three months after his arrival at Pegu, this Viceroy 

 attempted to shake off the yoke of the Pagan king, and a general 

 named Narapadie was sent to subdue him. In this he succeeded, and 

 Akhamamwon was killed. Lekhaya was then appointed Governor of 

 Pegu, but was recalled three months after his arrival. Talabya was 

 appointed to succeed him. A month after his arrival in Pegu this 

 Governor also revolted, and sent to ask assistance from Warooree, the 

 powerful king of Martaban. Warooree came to assist him with an 

 army of 40,000 men. The Pagan king sent down a General named 

 Theehapade with an army of 50,000 men, 1,000 war boats, 1,000 

 elephants and 5,000 horses. A great battle was fought at Ma-oo 

 in which the Pagan army was worsted, and fled back to Pagan. 

 Talabya professed the utmost gratitude to his ally, but was secretly 

 jealous of, and laid a plan to destroy, him. He invited Warooree to 

 tarry for a few days at Pegu. Warooree's army dispersed to seek their 

 subsistence in the neighbourhood, and Talabya was proceeding to carry 

 out his nefarious design, when Warooree became acquainted with the 

 danger of his position. Having prayed that the ten modes of punish- 

 ment might fall on the head of the violator of the ten laws of friend- 

 ship, Warooree mounted his elephant, and with 20 followers prepared 

 to meet Talabya. The two monarchs attacked each other on their 

 elephants. Warooree ran his spear throngh Talabya, who fell dead from 

 his seat. Thus Hanthawadie became a conquered province of Martaban, 

 and paid tribute to Warooree.* 



* In the A. S. Journal No. 76, April, 1838, I find a copy of an inscription 

 on a bell found at Arakan (the translation by the way which is given in the 

 Journal is very incorrect) which inscription appears to relate to the story of 

 Warooree and Talabya, though their names are not mentioned. In this the 

 date of Warooree's victory over the Pagan king is given as 1913 of the religious 

 era,=1370 A. D., i. e. 16 years later than the date given in the Shwe Hmawdaw 

 Thamaing. The translator in the Journal has cut off the first figure in the date, 

 adding " we suppose the 1 to be an accidental stroke," and has taken it to 

 mean 913 of the present era A. D. 1615, which is a mistake. The inscription 

 states that this bell was cast in 984 of the present era A. D. 1622, long after 

 Warooree's time. The bell was probably cast in Arakan, and not brotight thi- 

 ther from Pegu. 



