Nga Lon Letpe

In this Burmese name, Nga is an honorific, not a given name.

Gen. Nga Lon Letpe (Burmese: ငလုံးလက်ဖယ်, pronounced [ŋə lóʊɴ lə pʰɛ̀]; Ngaloun Lekphay^[1]) was one of the Four Paladins of King Anawrahta during the Pagan Dynasty. He was formerly a simple farmer from Popa region, and could plough a large-scale farm by driving 60 oxen single-handedly in one morning.^[2] He was later knighted by Anawrahta and served as a leading general of the Royal Army.^[3]

Nga Lon Letpe ငလုံးလက်ဖယ်
Born	Mount Popa, Pagan Kingdom
Allegiance	Pagan Dynasty
Branch	Royal Burmese Army
Years of service	1050s–1060s
Battles / wars	Founding of Pagan Empire

He, along with his iconic horse "Le-mo-thae-khaung" (Burmese: လေမိုးသည်းခေါင်) is remembered as the epitome of physical might and farming in popular culture today.^[4]