- Mintara
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Mintara (Burmese: မင်းတရား, IPA: [mɪ́ɴ təjá]) is the nat representation of King Tarabya of Ava. According to the legend, the king met a fairy in the forest, made love to her, and went insane when the fairy disappeared.[1] While he was in this state, one of his followers, Nga Nauk Hsan, governor of Tagaung, murdered the king. He is portrayed sitting on a throne, wearing his royal garments with a fan in his right hand and his left hand resting on his knee.[2]
References
- ^ GE Harvey (1925). "Genealogies". History of Burma. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.. p. 336.
- ^ Hla Thamein. "Thirty-Seven Nats". Yangonow. http://www.yangonow.com/eng/culture/nat/37_nat.html. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
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