Alaungsithu ascends the Pagan throne

1114

The new Burmese king inherited a kingdom at the height of its power and spent decades traveling his vast realm by royal barge along the Irrawaddy, dedicating pagodas from the Arakan coast to the misty Shan hills. His long and peaceful reign consolidated Theravada orthodoxy across upper Burma and left behind more inscribed temple dedications than any other monarch in Pagan's history.