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Kanyaza Nge
Kanyaza Nge (, ) was a legendary king of Tagaung, who reportedly reigned in the 9th century BCE.
According to "Hmannan Yazawin" (the Glass Palace Chronicle), Kanyaza Nge was the younger son of King Abhiyaza of Tagaung, a prince of the Sakya clan of the Buddha who came from the ancient kingdom of Kosala (present-day northern India). After his father died in 825 CE, Kanyaza Nge won the throne over his elder brother Kanyaza Gyi, who subsequently left Tagaung with
. The elder son Kanyaza Gyi () lost the throne to his younger brother Kanyaza Nge (). Kanyaza Gyi ventured south, and founded his own kingdom at Arakan in 825 BCE. Kanyaza Nge succeeded his father, and was followed by a dynasty of 31 kings. Circa 600 BCE, "Taruk" marauders from Gandhara () sacked the city. (The invaders were from Yunnan. "Taruk" refers to the Han Chinese in modern Burmese but in Old Burmese, it referred to anyone from the northeast. Gandhara