Nyaung-u Sawrahan (Burmese: ညောင်ဦး စောရဟန်း, pronounced [ɲàʊɰ̃ ʔú sɔ́jəháɰ̃]; also Taungthugyi Min c. 924–1001) was king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from c. 956 to 1001.
[1] According to scholarship, it was during Sawrahan reign that Pagan, then one of several competing city-states in Upper Burma, "grew in authority and grandeur".
[note 1] Despite the historical importance, the king's reign is recorded in the chronicles with what has been identified as a legend by scholarship.
There are at least three other versions—an exact parallel in the Burmese fairy tale "Princess Thudhammasari" and two variants in Cambodian history, one in the eighth and another in the 14th century.
King Norodom Sihanouk used to claim descent from the gardener to show proximity to his people.