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Anawrahta

Type Figure Region Pagan Time 1014–1077 Also known as Anawrahta、Aniruddha、အနော်ရထာ、Min Saw

Anawrahta was the founding king of the Pagan dynasty (born 1014, died 1077), who unified the middle Irrawaddy states, introduced Mon Theravada Buddhi…

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  1. 1014–1044Pagan · Mandalay RegionBorn in Pagan, son of King Kun Saw Pyinthe and Myauk Pyinthe, with the childhood name Min Saw. In 1044 he defeated Sokkat and was crowned on 16 December, taking the Sanskrit name Aniruddha (Anawrahta).
  2. 1044–1077Pagan · Mandalay RegionConverted to Theravada Buddhism under the influence of the Mon monk Shin Arahan; conquered Thaton in 1057, obtaining the Tripitaka and craftsmen, promoted stupa-building and irrigation, unified Upper Myanmar and expanded into Arakan and Shan State, dying near Pagan in 1077.

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