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Alaungsithu

Type Figure Region Myanmar Time c. 1090–1167 Also known as Sithu I

Alaungsithu was a famous 12th-century king of the Pagan dynasty of Myanmar, born c. 1090, reigning 1112–1167, and dying in 1167.

Timeline

  1. 1112–1120Pagan · Mandalay RegionAfter succeeding Kyansittha to the throne he consolidated central authority, continued large-scale construction of pagodas and temples, and reformed local administration, bringing Pagan's power to new heights.
  2. 1120–1167Pagan · Mandalay RegionIn the middle and later years of his reign he promoted hydraulic engineering projects and patronized Buddhism; legend holds that he personally made a pilgrimage to Nalanda in India, and Pagan's city of a thousand pagodas further took shape under his rule.

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