the entire pantheon of nats. The nat kadaws as an independent profession made their appearance in the latter half of the 19th century as spirit mediums, and nat kannahs are more of an urban phenomenon which evolved to satisfy the need of people who had migrated from the countryside to towns and cities but who wished to carry on their traditions or yo-ya of supplicating the mi hsaing hpa hsaing tutelary deities of their native place. List of official nats King Anawrahta of Bagan (1044–1077) designated an official pantheon of 37 Great Nats after he had failed to enforce a ban on nat worship. His stratagem of incorporation eventually succeeded by bringing nats to Shwezigon Pagoda portrayed worshipping Gautama Buddha and by enlisting Śakra, a Buddhist protective deity, to head the pantheon above the Mahagiri nats as Thagyamin. Seven out of the 37 Great Nats appear to be directly associated with the life and times of Anawrahta. The official pantheon is made up predominantly of those from the royal houses of Burmese history, but also contains nats of Thai (Yun Bayin) and Shan (Maung Po Tu) descent; illustrations of them show them in Burmese royal dress. Listed in proper order, they are: Thagyamin () Min Mahagiri () Hnamadawgyi () Shwe Nabay () Thonbanhla () Taungoo Mingaung () Mintara () Thandawgan () Shwe Nawrahta () Aungzwamagyi () Ngazi Shin () Aung Pinle Hsinbyushin () Taungmagyi () Maungminshin () Shindaw () Nyaunggyin () Tabinshwehti () Minye Aungdin () Shwe Sitthin () Medaw Shwezaga () Maung Po Tu () Yun Bayin () Maung Minbyu () Mandalay Bodaw () Shwe Hpyin Naungdaw (‌) Shwe Hpyin Nyidaw () Mintha Maungshin () Htibyuhsaung () Htibyuhsaung Medaw () Pareinma Shin Mingaung () Min Sithu () Min Kyawzwa () Myaukhpet Shinma () Anauk Mibaya () Shingon () Shingwa () Shin Nemi () See also Burmese folk religion Deva (Buddhism) Hungry ghost Lên đồng Preta References 'King Mae Ku: From Lan Na Monarch to Burmese Nat', in: Forbes, Andrew, and Henley, David, Ancient Chiang Mai Volume 1. Chiang Mai, Cognoscenti Books, 2012. Hla Tha Mein External links Nat belief and Buddhism Photo essay by Claudia Wiens The Nats - Online Burma/Myanmar Library Friends in High Places Preview of a documentary film by Lindsey Merrison Nat Dance YouTube Mintha Theater Dance theater in Mandalay, Burma. Spirit of Burma 2006 Nat Pwè recordings The Nat Spirits and Burmese Animism Windows on