Expansion of the Pagan Dynasty

Timeline

1. 1121–1125Pagan capital · MyanmarKing Alaungsithu inherited his predecessors' legacy, reorganizing the court and monastery systems, and consolidating noble support through Buddhist merit politics, providing a domestic foundation for subsequent foreign campaigns and territorial integration.
2. 1125–1129Middle Irrawaddy · MyanmarPagan forces pressed along the Irrawaddy toward the Arakan coast and Mon-inhabited areas, compelling local polities to pay tribute or join the vassal system, expanding the dynasty's control over trade routes and rice-producing regions.
3. 1126–1130Pagan plain · MyanmarAlongside expansion, large-scale construction took place: pagodas and monasteries were built, waterways dredged, and postal relay roads extended, incorporating newly acquired regions into Pagan's Buddhist-administrative network and strengthening the flow of supplies and information to the frontier.