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Revival of the Pagan Dynasty
In the 1190s, Myanmar's Pagan dynasty gradually restored central authority after earlier political turmoil, restarting large-scale pagoda and temple …
Timeline
- 1192–1196Pagan · MyanmarIn the early 1190s, the Pagan royal house reorganized local appointments and restored control over the towns of the middle Irrawaddy, providing a stable fiscal and corvée foundation for subsequent religious construction activities.
- 1195–1199Pagan plain · PaganNobles and the royal house donated heavily to build pagodas across the Pagan plain, continuing the traditions of brick pagodas and murals, forming archaeological and documentary evidence of Pagan's architectural revival in the 1190s.
Sources
- Michael Aung-Thwin, The Mists of Rāmañña — Michael Aung-Thwin
- UNESCO Bagan World Heritage documentation https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1588