Nga Lon Letpe

In Burmese names, Nga is an honorific, not a surname.
Nga Lon Letpe
ငလုံးလက်ဖယ်
Born Mount Popa, Kingdom of Pagan
Allegiance Pagan Dynasty
Service/branch Royal Burmese Army
Years of service 1050s–1060s
Battles/wars Founding of Pagan Empire

Gen. Nga Lon Letpe (Burmese: ငလုံးလက်ဖယ်, pronounced: [ŋə lóʊɴ lə pʰɛ̀]) was a leading general in King Anawrahta's Royal Army. The former farmer from Mount Popa later became famous as one of the Four Paladins of Anawrahta.[1]

References

  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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