Decline of the Pagan dynasty

Name: Decline of the Pagan dynasty
Start: 1288

Type Event Region Asia Time 1288

Around 1288, Burma's Pagan dynasty fell into severe fragmentation after the 1287 Yuan invasion and King Narathihapate's flight, ending medieval Burme…

Timeline

1288Pagan · Magway RegionAfter Narathihapate abandoned the city and fled south in 1287, the Yuan army occupied Pagan only briefly before withdrawing; in 1288 the royal capital lacked an effective monarch, with court and monastery factions vying for the regency, and central rule existing in name only.
1288Irrawaddy River basin, Myanmar · MyanmarFormer Pagan governors and local leaders declared independence one after another; southern port powers such as Pegu and Martaban broke free of Pagan control, as Myanmar entered the eve of a long era of fragmentation among competing states.

Sources

The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia, Volume 1 — Nicholas Tarling (ed.) (1992)
History of Burma — Michael Aung-Thwin (1985)