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Place of Birth: Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
About Narapatisithu
- Narapati Sithu (Burmese: ????? ?????, pronounced [n??a?p?t? sìðù]; also Narapatisithu, Sithu II or Cansu II; 1138–1211) was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1174 to 1211.
- He is considered the last important king of Pagan.
- His peaceful and prosperous reign gave rise to Burmese culture which finally emerged from the shadows of Mon and Pyu cultures.
- The Burman leadership of the kingdom was now unquestioned.
- The Pagan Empire reached its peak during his reign, and would decline gradually after his death.The reign saw many firsts in Burmese history.
- For the first time, the term Mranma (the Burmans) was openly used in Burmese language inscriptions.
- The Burmese script became the primary script of the kingdom, replacing Mon and Pyu scripts.
- The first Burmese customary law based on his grandfather Alaungsithu's judgments was compiled, and used as the common system of law for the entire kingdom.
- He founded the Royal Palace Guards, which later evolved to become the nucleus of the Burmese army in war time.He encouraged further reforms of the Burmese Buddhism.
- By the efforts of his primate Shin Uttarajiva, the majority of the Burmese Buddhist monks realigned themselves with the Mahavihara school of Ceylon.
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