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| 1. Indra (Thgyar) or Sakkra |
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| Indra is the head of all devas, the celestial beings. He is put at the head of the list of Nats although his nature is quite different from other Nats, who are not Devas but the Holy ghosts. His image is made on three headed elephant, in a standing posture holding a conch shell in the right hand and yak-tail whisk in his left, wearing his unual dress and arnaments. |
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| 2. Mahagiri Nat |
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| He was the son of the famous black smith U Tint Daw. His personal name was Maung Tint De. He was extremely strong to be able to break the tush of the huge elephant. The King of Tagaung was anxious about him lest he might usurp the throme. Maung Tnit De hid himself in a village. The King selected his sister Saw Me Ya as his queen and let her persuade herrother to sumit. At last Maung Tnit De was arrested and burnt alive. He died adn became a Nat who earoned the devotion of all households in the country. His image is made on the dias on the ogre bending on the white elephant, in a standing position holding a fan in the right hana and a world in his left hand, wearing lina a prince with headwear, earlobe and sash. |
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| 3. Yoldenface Nat |
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| She was the elders sister of Maung Tint De. Her name was Saw Me Yar. She became the queen of King of Tagaung. At the sight of her brother being burnt alive, she jumped down into the fire and his only head was saved. She became a Nat. Her image is made on the dias on the ogre bending on the black elephant, keeping her right hand on her chest with a plum between the thumb and midex finger, adn dropping her left hand down the side of her body. |
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| 4. Shwe -na tray Nat |
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| She was a village belle of Mindon who married a Ngga. As she was deserted by her husband, she died of heart-break and became a Nat. Other version of the story says that she was the wife of Maung Tint De. Her image was made in standing posture, wearing Naga headwere, keeping her right hand on her chest, and dropoing her left hand dangling down by the side of her body. |
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| 5. Thone-ben -hla Nat (Beautiful in triple ways) |
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| She was a native of a Mon village called Takunnwan. She was in three different ways beautiful within a day. She was given to King Dndataung of Pyay. The other queen in jealousy reported the king that her body was extremely large not fitting with the city gate. The being believed and refused to marry her. She died in despair. The other story says that she was the younger sister of Maung Tint De. She married the King Samein Htaw yarma of Ut thaala, and gave birht to a daughter Shin Mine. She died of sudden illness. Her image was made in s standing posture n the agre bending on the dias with elephatn support. She had a top- almot, and she was in a position keeping her right hand on his chest and dropoing down the left hand by her side. |
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| 6. Shin Mi Ne` (Ma Hine-Lay) |
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| She was the daugnter of Thon bem hla or Shim Htwe Hla. At the age of two, her mother died at the village of Tape daing yit village. She grieved bilterly and died of heaset - break and thus became a Nat. He image was made standing on a lotus pedestal, with two hands dangling wide, with a head gear and low wasit petticoat adn several rounds of rechtall. She was in the form of a young girl. |
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| 7. Shin Nyo, The lord Mainpeak |
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| 8. Shin Phyu (The lord of Narthern Hill) |
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| Both of them were the sons of Maung Tint De and his wife Shwe Nabay. They were employed by the king of Pyay, Dntataung and as the king was amroious about the ursurping of his throne any the able brothers, he factfully asked them to have a wresting. They were seriously engaged in fighting and consequently both of treem diea of hasustion and thus they became Nats. Both Nats have six arms each and were wearing military uniforms in Myanmar court style. |
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| 9. Hti byu- Saung Nat (Nat with white unbrella) |
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| During the reign of King Kyaung Byu, the father of king Anawrahta, the king married three forms queens of the former monarch Popa Saw rahan. The step sons brought by the Southern queen dethrone their step father and foreld him to enter the order of Monk. He died later adn became a Nat. The image of this Nat is sculpueed in a sitting crossleged position wearing a robe clothes and a helmet on the head, volding a from on his right hand. |
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| 10. Mother of Hti byu -saung Nat |
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| The monthes of King Kyaung byu died of illness and became Nat. The image of that lady Nat was made of with knotted hair with a dangling coiffer, sitting in foeded knees with a hand on her lap. |
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| 11. Shin Mingaung of Primma |
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| He was the king who dethroned the king Kyaungbyu, while he was away hunting in the forest, he was hit by the arrow of another hunter as the watched the deer drining the water. The image was made in a position sitting crossleged wearing a crown and hanging a now on his shoulder. |
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| 12. Shwe Phyin Gyi |
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| 13. Shwe Phyin galay |
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| They were the sons of Byatta the royal messanges, and Me Wunna the flower eatting agress during the reign of King Anawrahta of Pagan. They were killed as they had neglected their duties byleaving a gapeach in the brick walls of Taungbyone Pagoda, built by King Annawrahta. Theis images were made in sitting style on the pedestals, one senee lying flat and the other raising uprigth, holding suords shouldering arrogantly. |
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| 14. The Manadalay grandpa |
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| He was a son of a Brahmin and he was also killed by the royal order of King Anawrahta as he was not superving well the two young man Shwe Phyin gyi and Shwe Phyin galay, who were negligents in their service. The image of this Nat is made standing on a pedestal with a sword on his shoulder and a hand raised pointing his finger. |
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| 15. The divarf Nat |
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| She was the sister of Manadalay grandpa, and was filled together with him as she kept hiding the two brothers Shwe Phyin gyi and Shwe Phyin galay. |
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| 16. Nyaung gyin Oh Nat |
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| He was the descendent of King Mamuha thaton. He died in Thaton. He died Pagan suffering from leprosy during the reign of King Anawrahta. His image was made in a standing position on the pedestal with a toplknot, lifting up his left hand and holding a staff in his rigth hand. |
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| 17. Min Si Thu Nat |
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| He was the king of Pagan by the name of Alaung Si Thu, the third successor of King Anawrahta of Pagan. He was assisinated by his own son who usurp the throne. His image was made sitting on the throne with knee posting upright wearing the royal costumes. |
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| 18. Maung Shin (The suing rider ) Nat |
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| He was the grandson of Alaung Si Thu and son of Min Shin Saw who was deposed .While he was a novice, he fell down from the swing. |
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| 19. Min Kyaw Zwa Nat |
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| He was also knwon as U Min gyaw. He was a son of lord of Pyay and Kuni Devi. He was a drunkard and cock fighter and also a good rider. He was killed by the devils who had been his victims. |
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| 20. Aung Zwa Ma Gyi Nat |
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| He was the commander Bo Aung Zwa of the King Nara Pali SiThu of Pagan. He was killed by the king as he show disrespect to the king, who failed to keep his fromise to grant one of his mailds to him. His image was made sitting on a thowne, playing a harp wearing a headgear and sash. |
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| 21. Shwe Sit Thin Nat |
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| He was also known as U Min gyaw. He was a son of lord of Pyay and Kuni Devi. He was a drunkard and a cock fighter and also a good rider. He was killed by the devils who had been his victims. |
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| 22. Mathers Slwe Saga Nat |
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| She was the mother of shwe sit thin and died of heart-break on the sorrowful plight of her son. Her image was made matte pedestal raining her right hand her bosom and the left hand resting on her lap. |
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| 23. The Sort of Five Elephants |
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| He was the son of Thitta Thu, The lord of white Elephant. He became king as Kyaw Zwa on the death of his fathers and he got five Elephants. On the eight year of his reign he died of illness. His image was made in the posture sitting on a lotus saddle on an elephant having five heads. There were four white umbrellas on the saddle. |
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| 24. Mintaya Nat |
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| He was the ding of Ava while he was hunting out in the forest, he met a fairy he became insame after the disappearance of the fairy. During the time his follower NgaNawks an murdered him. Thus he became a Nat. His image was made sitting on a throme wearing full dress of a king holding a fam in his right hand and resting the left hand on husknee. |
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| 25. Maung Po Tu Nat |
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| He was a tea trader during the time of King Min Gaung of Inwa. He was bitten by a tiger on his way to Shan States and become a Nat. His image was made riding on atiger holding a came in his right hand and supporting his left hand on his thiah. |
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| 26. Westom Queen |
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| She was a queen of King Min gaung I of Inwa, the daughter Shan chief Tho Ngan Bwa and the monther of Min Ye Kyaw Zwa. While she was in the cotton peantation, she saw Min Kyaw Zwa riding on a magic horse and was frightened and died of heart attack. Her image war made with a hair do on heread, sitting on a lotus redestal nursing her sucking baby. |
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| 27. Lord of White Elephant of Aung Pin Le |
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| He was the son of King Min gaung of Inwa. While he was engaged in a battle in Aung Pin Le, he fell down being hit by an arrow released by the Sawbwa of Ohm baung, his opponent. His image was made ritting cross-leged on the throne on the elephant with full royal rnametns. One of the elephant attendants crouched infront and the other stradding a horse with a word in his hand. |
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| 28. Madane Hump-back |
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| She was a maid of the King ThihaThu. She accompanied the king to the battle front, and she died on her return to the capital. He image was made as in a posture as walking linply with both hands dangling. |
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| 29. Shwe Naw yahta Nat |
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| He was a grandson of King Min gaung II of Inwa. His sewant tried to kill the king of Inwa, but he was caught adn funished to death at the spot. Due to the collalowation in the plot, Shwe Naw yahta was also killed and thus he became a Nat. His image was made on a simple throne sitting with a knee raired, holding a golf ball in one hand and golf stick in the other hand. |
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| 30. Min Ye Aung Din Nat |
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| He was the husband of Princess Shwe Sin Tu, the daughtes of King Thar Sun of Inwa and the queen, the daughter of Soublwa of Mo Ne in Shan States. He died of excessive moking of opium. His image was made with a sitting posture on a pedestal with a top-knat tieted, embracing a harp. |
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| 31. Maung Min Byu Nat |
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| He was a son of the king of Inwa. He died of excessive drinking of alchohol. |
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| 32. Shin daw Nat |
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| He was a novice in Inwa and died of snake bite. His image was made standing on a pedestal wearing a head - gear, putting on a yellow robe, holding a fan in his right hand and the counting beads in the left hand. |
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| 33. Tabisl Shwe Hti Nat |
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| He was the King Tabin Shwe Hta of Tounggoo. He became addicted to alchohol adn was assesinated by his revant who was drunk also. His image well made in sitting crossleged position on the square throne in full royal ormamaets holding sword in the left hand and resting his right hand on his knee. |
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| 34. The lady of the North |
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| She was the wetnurse of King Tabin Shwe Hti of Taunggoo, and was the native of the Northern Kadu village. She died of after labour illness. Her image was made ritting on her knees on a lotus pedestel resting her right hand on her bosom and the left hand on her knee. |
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| 35. Shin Min gaung of Taungoo |
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| He was a minor govermer of Taungoo and was the son of Min Ye theinkathu, the royal attendant. He died of normal illness. His image is made in a posture sitting crossleged on a simple Hoonl wearing royal arnaments, holding a fan in his right hadn and the left hand resting on the knee. |
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| 36. Than daw gan Nat (The royal messanges) |
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| He was a royal messenger, by name Ye Thyar, of King Min gaung of Tounggoo. While he went to the forest to collect flowers, he caught Malaria and died of the same illness. His image in made with a sitting posture on the lotus pedestal holding the fam in the right hand and resting the left one on the knee. |
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| 37. The King of Yun Nat |
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| He was the king of Chang mai by name Bra Than (or Mai Ku Si) taken as a captive in the battle my King Bayint Naung of Hansawaddy. He died of diarrhea in the capital. His image was made in a sitting fosture with a raired knee on a pedestel holdings a stich and resting the left hand on the knee. |
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