Sale Ngahkwe
Introduction '''Sale Ngahkwe''' (, ; 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.Various Burmese chronicles do not agree on the dates regarding his life and reign. The oldest chronicle ''Zatadawbon Yazawin'' is considered to be the most accurate for the Pagan period. 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
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