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Kyiso

Type Figure Region Myanmar Time c. 1000–1038 Also known as Kyiso、Kyissok、Shin Mingaung、ကျဉ်စိုး

Kyiso was an early 11th-century King of Pagan, born c. 1000 and died 1038, reigning 17 years from 1021 to 1038 per the oldest Burmese chronicles;…

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  1. 1014–1021Pagan · PaganTogether with his brother Sokkate, he forced Kunhsaw Kyaunghpyu, who had raised him, to abdicate and become a monk, preparing the way to formally accede as King of Pagan.
  2. 1021–1030Pagan · PaganDuring his reign from 1021 to 1030 he consolidated Pagan's control over the small polities of the upper Irrawaddy, laying the foundation for Anawrahta's later unification of Myanmar.
  3. 1031–1038Monywa · SagaingHe continued to rule into the 1030s until his death in 1038; afterwards he was venerated in Burmese folk religion as the Nat spirit Shin Mingaung, and was succeeded by his brother Sokkate.

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