Person

Nga Yaman Kan

d. 1084 · 11th century

Nga Yaman Kan was the governor of Pegu (Bago) in Lower Burma under the Pagan Kingdom, a boyhood companion of King Sawlu. In 1084 he rebelled, defeated the royal army and killed the captured Sawlu. The general Kyansittha then crushed the revolt, and Nga Yaman Kan was killed while fleeing, leaving Kyansittha to take the throne of Pagan.

Mentioned in 1 profile

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Nga Yaman Kan. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nga-yaman-kan
MLA
“Nga Yaman Kan.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nga-yaman-kan. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Nga Yaman Kan.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nga-yaman-kan.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Nga Yaman Kan’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nga-yaman-kan (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻