Narathihapate
king of Myanmar
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role in Battle of Ngasaunggyan
- In Battle of Ngasaunggyan
The Pagan king Narathihapate (reigned 1254–87) shunned the first Mongol embassy and massacred the members of the second. Confident of victory because of recent Burmese conquests of the territory up to Nanchao, Narathihapate advanced boldly into Yunnan in 1277, accompanied by scores of elephants and soldiers. He met…
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