another Schott
Curious Deaths Of Some Burmese Kings
Theinhko: killed by a farmer whose cucumbers he ate without permission. (931 ad)
Anawrahta : gored by a buffalo during a military campaign. (1077 ad)
Uzana : trampled to death by an elephant. (1254 ad)
Narathihapate : forced at knifepoint to take poison. (1287 ad)
Minrekyawswa : crushed to death by his own elephant. (1417 ad)
Razadarit : died after becoming entangled in the rope with which he was lassoing elephants. (1423 ad)
Tabinshweti : beheaded by his chamberlains while searching for a fictitious white elephant. (1551 ad)
Nandabayin : laughed to death when informed, by a visiting Italian merchant, that Venice was a free state without a king. (1599 ad)
Theinhko: killed by a farmer whose cucumbers he ate without permission. (931 ad)
Anawrahta : gored by a buffalo during a military campaign. (1077 ad)
Uzana : trampled to death by an elephant. (1254 ad)
Narathihapate : forced at knifepoint to take poison. (1287 ad)
Minrekyawswa : crushed to death by his own elephant. (1417 ad)
Razadarit : died after becoming entangled in the rope with which he was lassoing elephants. (1423 ad)
Tabinshweti : beheaded by his chamberlains while searching for a fictitious white elephant. (1551 ad)
Nandabayin : laughed to death when informed, by a visiting Italian merchant, that Venice was a free state without a king. (1599 ad)
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Now, isn't THAT something.
Of course, by an Italian!