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Aungzwamagyi (Burmese: အောင်စွာမကြီး; also called Bo Aung Zwa) is one of the 37 nats in the
Burmese pantheon of nats. He is the nat representation of Aung Zwa, a commander in the
service of Crown Prince Narapatisithu of Pagan, and the assassin of King Naratheinkha. He is
portrayed sitting on a throne, playing a harp and wearing a headdress and a sash.[1]
Aungzwamagyi nat
In 1173, Aung Zwa on Narapatisithu's orders assassinated Naratheinkha who had tried to take
one of Narapatisithu's queens as his own. Aung Zwa led a group of 80 soldiers, and infiltrated
the palace. He found the king in the privy, and killed him there.[2]
Narapatisithu had promised Aung Zwa the three queens of Naratheinkha for his efforts. But the
new king reneged on his promise, after hearing pleas by his three sisters-in-law not to be given to
a commoner like Aung Zwa. (The queens were also Narapatisithu's cousins.)
Nga Aung Zwa Nge, I made thee a promise indeed but if I were to give thee one of my sisters-in-
law, it would be held a sin against my grand-sires and great-grand-sires. I will make thee great,
and give thee a daughter of a great nobleman.
References
2. GE Harvey (1925). History of Burma. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. pp. 53–54.
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