Narathu

Narathu နရသူ
Dhammayangyi Temple built by Narathu
King of Burma
Reign	1167 – c. February 1171
Predecessor	Sithu I
Successor	Naratheinkha
Chief Minister	Ananda Thuriya
Born	16 March 1118 Saturday, 9th waning of Late Tagu 479 ME Pagan (Bagan)
Died	c. February 1171 (aged 52) Pagan
Consort	Taung Pyinthe Myauk Pyinthe
Issue	Naratheinkha Narapatisithu
House	Pagan
Father	Sithu I
Mother	Daughter of Dhamakyin
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

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Narathu (Burmese: နရသူ, pronounced [nəɹəðù]; 1118–1171) was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1167 to 1171. Narahthu ascended the throne after murdering his father King Alaungsithu and his elder brother Min Shin Saw.^[1] Narathu built the largest of all the Buddhist temples, the Dhammayangyi.^[2] Nonetheless, his conduct greatly lowered the prestige of the dynasty, and he was deeply disfavored. The king was assassinated by the mercenaries sent by the chief of Pateikkaya in 1171.^[3]