Expansion of the Pagan Kingdom

Name: Expansion of the Pagan Kingdom
Start: 1131
End: 1140

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1131–1140

In the 1130s CE, Myanmar's Pagan Kingdom under King Alaungsithu (r. c. 1112/1113–1167) continued expanding outward and consolidating control from the…

Timeline

1131–1135Lower Irrawaddy and Tenasserim · MyanmarKing Alaungsithu continued his father Kyelzawgyi's southward policy, through military action and diplomatic envoys further bringing the southern Mon regions and coastal trade nodes into the Pagan royal system, strengthening influence over rice-producing areas and maritime trade routes.
1135–1140Pagan capital · BaganAlongside expansion, the Pagan capital continued building stupas and monasteries through the 1130s, using religious merit to bolster royal legitimacy. Temple construction attracted craftsmen and monks from many regions, making Pagan one of Southeast Asia's important Theravada Buddhist centers.

Sources

The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma — Thant Myint-U (2006)
History of Burma — G. E. Harvey (1925)