Sale Ngahkwe

{{Short description|KING of PAGAN}}

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| name = Sale Ngahkwe
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| reign = 904–934

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| succession = King of Pagan

| predecessor = Tannet

| successor = Theinhko

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| house = Pagan

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| birth_date = 875 (Saturday born)

| birth_place = Sale

| death_date = 934

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| religion = Theravada Buddhism

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Sale Ngahkwe ({{langx|my|စလေငခွေး}}, {{IPA|my|sàlè ŋəkʰwé|pron}}; 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.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 220–221

Various Burmese chronicles do not agree on the dates regarding his life and reign.Maha Yazawin Vol. 1 2006: 347 The oldest chronicle Zatadawbon Yazawin is considered to be the most accurate for the Pagan period.(Maha Yazawin 2006: 346–349): Among the four major chronicles, only Zatadawbon Yazawin's dates line up with Anawrahta's inscriptionally verified accession date of 1044 CE. (Aung-Thwin 2005: 121–123): In general, Zata is considered "the most accurate of all Burmese chronicles, particularly with regard to the best-known Pagan and Ava kings, many of whose dates have been corroborated by epigraphy." 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.

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style="background-color:#B9D1FF" width=20% | Chronicles ! style="background-color:#B9D1FF" width=10% | Birth–Death ! style="background-color:#B9D1FF" width=10% | Age ! style="background-color:#B9D1FF" width=10% | Reign ! style="background-color:#B9D1FF" width=10% | 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