Anawrahta

Timeline

1. 1044–1060Pagan · Mandalay RegionSeized the throne by overthrowing his predecessor in 1044, gradually conquering surrounding city-states and concentrating power in Pagan. He implemented administrative integration and a Buddhist state ideology, laying the foundation for imperial expansion.
2. 1061–1070Pagan · MyanmarBy the 1060s the Pagan Empire covered much of the middle Irrawaddy valley. Anawrahta continued promoting Theravada Buddhism as the state religion, sending missions to Ceylon for the Dharma, and building stupas on a large scale across the Pagan plain, as the empire's political and religious influence reached an early zenith.
3. 1071–1077Pagan · MyanmarIn his later years he continued to direct state affairs and died in 1077. The unified order and Buddhist state model he established profoundly influenced later Myanmar political culture.