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Turmoil in the Pagan Kingdom

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1160–1169

In the 1160s CE, Myanmar's Pagan Kingdom, after the prosperous reigns of Anawrahta, Kyizittha and others, fell into succession struggles and court po…

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  1. 1160–1165Pagan royal palace · MyanmarThe aging Alaungsithu hesitated over the succession question, his sons competed for the throne, court factions and Buddhist sangha forces began to split apart, and the kingdom's political stability declined.
  2. 1167Bagan · MyanmarAlaungsithu died in 1167, the succession question suddenly intensified, various sons and noble factions each backed their own candidates, and Pagan fell into a brief power vacuum.
  3. 1167–1168Bagan · MyanmarNarathu killed his elder brother and usurped the throne, consolidating power by bloody means, provoking discontent among the royal clan and alienation among some local nobles, and plunging the Pagan Kingdom into a period of political turmoil.

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