Peak of the Pagan Empire

Timeline

1. 1174Pagan palace · MyanmarIn 1174 Narathisiddhi ascended the throne after killing his father Narathu, quickly purging political rivals and reorganizing the court. He continued the Buddhist state policy established since Anawrahta, while consolidating control over vassal kingdoms through military campaigns and marriage alliances, laying the political foundation for the empire's peak.
2. 1174–1180Middle Irrawaddy · MyanmarUnder Narathisiddhi, Pagan continued expanding southward and northward, controlling trade routes and rice-producing regions. Large numbers of pagodas and monasteries were built, and the monastery estate economy reached its peak; Pagan became a regional center of Theravada Buddhist scholarship and art, closely linked to the Buddhist circles of Ceylon and the Khmer.