In Thathana year 1601, Koza year 419, Anorata raided and plundered Thatung. He took king Manuha as a captive to Pagan. Religious books and the learned monks were all taken to Pagan too. King Manuha was said to be so powerful that when he spoke, rays of color lights came out. King Anorata confined him in Pagan. Thinking that he was in that situation because of the past bad deeds, king Manuha kept religiously meditating and did generous giving. He built a pagoda and prayed there that in the life to come he would be free from being a captive and wealthy.
He named the pagoda “Manuha”. Manuha pagoda is still seen in Myinkapa village, Pagan-Nyong-o township. It seems he wanted the unborn to know that he was confined with little freedom because he put the god image in the very small space. From that time on, it is said that Pa-oh dynasty disappeared.
In Ukala’s Maha Chronicle, Vol. one, page 28, it is written as follow:
One hundred and fifty kings reigned in Thatung including Thuwanabumi. Among these kings, 147 kings were Pa-ohs and only three kings were Mons. According to papyrus records, in the time of king Manuha who reigned in Thatung, Buddhism was thriving gloriously. This Manuha was a Pa-oh. When Anorata heard from Shin-arahan that there was Pinakat Tungpung(Buddhism bible) in Thatung,he sent for it to be brought to Pagan for he wanted Buddhism to flourish there too. As king Manuha denied, Anorata marched to Thatung. Having conquered Thatung, Anorata had Buddha’s image and Pinikataw( 30 volumes) put on 32 elephants and brought to Pagan. After Anorata conquered Thatung, Pa-oh people were in search of new peaceful places.
In the curriculum of history subject, it is written as follow:
“In the obelisk called “Manuha,” king Manuha was written to live in Pagan as a captive till he died. His close relatives and attendants lived there too”. Therefore, it can be said that Pa-oh called Taungthu people who were brought with king Manuha to Pagan lived there.
