Uzana II of Pagan (Burmese: ဥဇနာ, pronounced[ʔṵzənà]; also Saw Mun Nit (စောမွန်နစ်); 1311–1368) was viceroy of Pagan (Bagan) from 1325 to 1364 under the suzerain of Pinya Kingdom, and from 1365 to 1368/69 under the Ava Kingdom. He was also the last of the Pagan dynasty which dated back at least to the mid-9th century. Though still styled as King of Pagan, Uzana's effective rule, like his father's and grandfather's, amounted to just the area around Pagan city. King Swa Saw Ke of Ava (r. 1367–1400) was a nephew of Uzana II.[1]
Historiography
Uzana was a son of Saw Hnit, the vassal king of Pagan. Various royal chronicles report slightly different dates with respect to his reign, as seen in the table below.[note 1] A contemporary inscription shows that he was in charge of Pagan by 1 September 1334.[note 2]
^See a summary table of all the Burmese kings in the first volume of the 2006 edition of the Maha Yazawin.[2]
^According to an inscription at the Thissawaddy Temple (in Pagan (Bagan)), Saw Mun Nit dedicated a group of bondsmen (kyun) to the temple on Thursday, the 3rd waxing of Thadingyut 696 ME,[3] (Wednesday, 31 August 1334). If it indeed fell on a Thursday, the date should be Thursday, 1 September 1334.