Death of Pagan King Anawrahta and Dynastic Succession

Timeline

1. 1077Bagan palace · MyanmarAfter years of warfare and integrating local powers, Anawrahta died in Pagan, ending a reign of over thirty years. His establishment of Buddhism as state religion, irrigation works, and village administrative systems had become the foundation of the Pagan state's functioning.
2. 1077–1078Bagan · MyanmarAnawrahta's son Saw Lu succeeded him, but his governing ability was weak and tensions between the court and local magnates intensified. In the following years succession crises and assassinations were frequent, showing that the founding king's personal authority could not easily be converted into a stable hereditary order.