| Type: | monarch |
| Sale Ngahkwe | |
| Reign: | 904–934 |
| Succession: | King of Pagan |
| Predecessor: | Tannet |
| Successor: | Theinhko |
| Suc-Type: | Successor |
| Issue: | Theinhko |
| House: | Pagan |
| Birth Date: | 875 (Saturday born) |
| Birth Place: | Sale |
| Death Date: | 934 |
| Death Place: | Pagan |
| Religion: | Theravada Buddhism |
Sale Ngahkwe (Burmese: စလေငခွေး, in Burmese pronounced as /sàlè ŋəkʰwé/; c. 875–934) was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from c. 904 to c. 934. According to the Burmese chronicles, Ngahkwe, a descendant of King Thingayaza of Pagan but brought up in obscurity at Sale in central Burma, came to work in the service of King Tannet as a stable groom. Ngahkwe then assassinated the king and seized the throne.[1]
Various Burmese chronicles do not agree on the dates regarding his life and reign.[2] The oldest chronicle Zatadawbon Yazawin is considered to be the most accurate for the Pagan period.[3] The table below lists the dates given by four main chronicles, as well as Hmannan's dates when anchored by the Anawrahta's inscriptionally verified accession date of 1044.
| Chronicles | Birth–Death | Age | Reign | Length of reign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zatadawbon Yazawin | 875–934 | 59 | 904–934 | 30 | |
| Maha Yazawin | 847–901 | 54 | 876–901 | 25 | |
| Yazawin Thit and Hmannan Yazawin | 857–915 | 58 | 906–915 | 9 | |
| Hmannan adjusted | 885–943 | 58 | 934–943 | 9 |