Nga Lon Letpe Explained

Nga Lon Letpe
ငလုံးလက်ဖယ်
Birth Place:Mount Popa, Pagan Kingdom
Allegiance:Pagan Dynasty
Branch:Royal Burmese Army
Serviceyears:1050s–1060s
Battles:Founding of Pagan Empire

Gen. Nga Lon Letpe (Burmese: ငလုံးလက်ဖယ်, in Burmese pronounced as /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" is remembered as the epitome of physical might and farming in popular culture today.[4]

References

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