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Anawrahta's Unification of Pagan in the 1050s

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1051–1060

After acceding in the 1040s, King Anawrahta of Pagan completed the integration of the states of Upper Burma and neighboring regions in the 1050s, est…

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  1. 1051–1055Upper Burma (middle Irrawaddy) · MyanmarAnawrahta continued integrating the former Pyu lands and neighboring small states, bringing the main political units of Upper Burma into Pagan's sphere of domination through military campaigns and marriage alliances.
  2. 1056–1058Pagan · MyanmarAnawrahta vigorously promoted Theravada Buddhism, building stupas and supporting the sangha, using religion to integrate diverse ethnic groups and providing the unified regime with an ideological and ritual framework.
  3. 1058–1060Pagan and its surrounding domains · MyanmarBy the end of the 1050s Pagan controlled the core of the middle Irrawaddy and was expanding into eastern and southern Burma, forming the first political center in Burmese history with cross-regional integrative capacity.

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