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City of Pagan

Type Object Region Southeast Asia Time c. 850–1287

The city of Pagan lies on the left bank of the middle Irrawaddy in Myanmar and was the capital and center of Buddhist architecture of the Pagan dynas…

Timeline

  1. c. 850–1000Bagan plain · MyanmarThe Bagan plain, relying on Irrawaddy shipping and agricultural irrigation, gradually developed into a regional religious and trading settlement, and local nobles began to build early pagodas and palace structures.
  2. 1011–1020Bagan · MyanmarUnder early rulers such as Sokkate, the city of Pagan grew in function as the political center of the kingdom; the palace and monastery districts expanded, and an initial urban pattern took shape with surrounding towns and villages.
  3. 1044–1287Bagan · MyanmarAfter Anawrahta unified the Irrawaddy basin, Pagan became an important capital of a Buddhist empire in Southeast Asia, and the large-scale pagoda-building movement made the pagoda complex the core feature of the city's landscape.

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