Gen. Nga Lon Letpe (Burmese: ငလုံးလက်ဖယ်, pronounced [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]
Nga Lon Letpe ငလုံးလက်ဖယ် | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mount Popa, Pagan Kingdom |
| Allegiance | Pagan Dynasty |
| Service | Royal Burmese Army |
| Years of service | 1050s–1060s |
| Battles / wars | Founding of Pagan Empire |
He, along with his iconic horse "Le-mo-thae-khaung" (Burmese: လေမိုးသည်းခေါင်) is remembered as the epitome of physical might and farming in popular culture today.[4]
References
edit- ^ Phone Ko, Khin Maung (2018). When Mountains Melted: The Hidden History of the First Myanmar Empire. Singapore: Partridge Publishing House. ISBN 9781543746136.
- ^ စာရေးဆရာ, တင်နိုင်တိုး (2006). ပုဂံရွှေပြည်မှ သူရဲကောင်းများ. Yangon, Burma: ယုံကြည်ချက်စာပေ.
- ^ Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. p. 24.
- ^ Thawda Swe. Heroes of Burma. Yangon: Burma Union Press.
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