The curious deaths of some Burmese kings.

King: Theinhko
Curious death:
Killed by a farmer whose cucumbers he ate without permission (931 AD). Theinhko's Queen, fearing civil disorder, smuggled the farmer into the royal palace and dressed him in royal robes. He was proclaimed King Nyaung-U Sawrhan and was known as the "Cucumber King". He later transformed his cucumber plantation into a spacious and pleasant royal garden.


King: Anawrahta
Curious death:
Gored by a buffalo during a military campaign (1077 AD)


King: Uzana
Curious death:
Trampled to death by an elephant.


King: Narathihapate
Curious death:
Forced at knife-point to take poison (1287 AD)


King: Minrekyawswa
Curious death:
Crushed to death by his own elephant (1417 AD)


King: Razadarit
Curious death:
Died after becoming entangled in the rope with which he was lassoing elephants. (1423 AD)


King: Tabinshweti
Curious death:
Beheaded by chamberlains whilst searching for a fictitious white elephant. (1551 AD)


King: Nandabayin
Curious death:
Laughed to death when informed, by a visiting Italian merchant, that Venice was a free state without a King. (1599 AD).

 

Intresting accidents.

 

There's a moral about elephants and kings in there somewhere.

 

Well, sure they're curious to us, but were run-of-the mill ways to die back then in Burma.

I'm sure the ancient burmese would consider death by car crash, aeroplane crash, terrorist strikes, anthrax, gunfire or burning up on atmospheric re-entry pretty curious too.

 

JP, I find it hard to believe that "laughing to death" and "eating cucumbers without permission" could be considered run-of-the-mill anywhere.


And geez, what is it with elephants over there?

 

> JP, I find it hard to believe that "laughing to death" and "eating cucumbers without permission" could be considered run-of-the-mill anywhere.

Well, sure I'll grant you "laughing to death", but I wager eating poached vegetables was a known death-penalty offense.

Edit: Wait the farmer killed the king? Well, that is curious.

 

Conclusion: Ban elephants and cucumbers.

-sj loves kevin spacey

 

And laughter.

[Percy] Does anyone remember laughter? [/Percy]

 

...and knives and poison and ropes...

 

King: Nandabayin
Curious death:
Laughed to death when informed, by a visiting Italian merchant, that Venice was a free state without a King. (1599 AD).



I think I'm gonna laugh to death!