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]