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Kyansittha (, ; also spelt as Kyanzittha or Hti-Hlaing Min (ထီးလှိုင်မင်း); 21 July 1030 – 1112/13) was king of the 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.

Key facts

Royalty.type
monarch
Royalty.name
Kyansittha ကျန်စစ်သား
Royalty.title
King of Pagan
Royalty.image
Kyansittha-Ananda.jpg
Royalty.caption
Statue of Kyansittha at the Ananda Temple
Royalty.reign
21 April 1084 – 1112/13
Royalty.succession
King of Burma
Royalty.predecessor
Saw Lu
Royalty.successor
Alaungsithu
Royalty.suc type
Successor
Royalty.spouse
Apeyadana Thanbula Khin Tan Manisanda
Royalty.issue
Shwe Einthi Yazakumar
Royalty.regnal name
370x370pxŚri Tri Bhūvanāditya Dhammarājādhirāja Paramisvara bala cakkravār
Royalty.house
Pagan
Royalty.father
Anawrahta
Royalty.mother
Pyinsa Kalayani
Royalty.birth_date
21 July 1030 Tuesday, 5th waning of Wagaung 392 ME
Royalty.birth_place
Pareimma, Sagaing

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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • Parentage
  • Birth date
  • Inconsistent chronicle narratives
  • The meaning of the name Kyansittha
  • Military career (1057–1070s)
  • Exile years (1070s–1082)
  • Pegu rebellion (1082–1084)
  • Accession
  • Reign
  • Rule of Pagan Empire
  • Gradual growth of Burmese language
  • Religious affairs
  • Succession
  • Death
  • Legacy
  • In popular culture
  • Commemorations
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography

Kyansittha (, ; also spelt as Kyanzittha or Hti-Hlaing Min (ထီးလှိုင်မင်း); 21 July 1030 – 1112/13) was king of the 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kyansittha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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