Years of service 1050s | Allegiance Pagan Kingdom | |
Battles/wars Pagan's conquest of Lower Burma Service/branch Royal Burmese armed forces | ||
Byatta (Burmese: ဗျတ္တ, [bjaʔta̰]) was a senior commander in the Royal Army of King Anawrahta. He was a Muslim seaman, who joined Anawrahta's service after having shipwrecked at Thaton. He fathered two sons by a woman from Popa district. The sons Shwe Hpyin Gyi and Shwe Hpyin Nge later entered the pantheon of Burmese spirits as Shwe Hpyin Brothers ရွှေဖျဉ်းညီနောင်.
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