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Place of Birth: Sagaing, Sagaing Region, Myanmar
About Kyansittha
- Kyansittha (Burmese: ??????????, pronounced [t?à?s???á]; also Kyanzittha or "Hti-Hlaing Shin"; 1030 – 1112/13) was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1084 to 1112/13, and is considered one of the greatest Burmese monarchs.
- He continued the social, economic and cultural reforms begun by his father, King Anawrahta.
- Pagan became an internationally recognized power during his 28-year reign.
- The Burmese language and culture continued to gain ground. In his early life, Kyansittha was a popular and successful general who led Anawrahta's major military campaigns that founded the Pagan Empire.
- He was exiled twice in the 1070s and 1080s for his affair with Queen Manisanda.
- Kyansittha ascended to the Pagan throne in 1084 after suppressing a major Mon rebellion that killed King Saw Lu.His reign was largely peaceful.
- A great admirer of Mon culture, he pursued a conciliatory policy towards the Mon of the south, and continued the patronage of Mon language and culture at his court.
- It was in his reign that the synthesis of Burman, Mon, Pyu and Buddhist practices into a Burmese cultural tradition began to reach a level of maturity.
- The Burmese script began to be used alongside Pyu, Mon, and Pali.
- A peaceful Pagan grew wealthy from agriculture and trade, and large scale temple building began in earnest.
- Kyansittha completed Anawrahta's Shwezigon Pagoda and built his crowning achievement, the Ananda Temple.
- Pagan became a major center of Buddhist learning.
- Theravada Buddhism continued to gain ground although many Ari, Mahayana and Hindu practices continued to pervade.
- Pagan emerged a major power alongside the Khmer Empire in Southeast Asia, recognized as a sovereign kingdom by the Chinese Song Dynasty, and Indian Chola dynasty. Kyansittha is one of the most famous monarchs in Burmese history.
- His life stories and exploits are still retold in Burmese literature, theater, and cinema.
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