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Alaungsithu or Sithu I (Burmese: အလောင်းစည်သူ[ʔəláʊɰ̃sìðù]; also Cansu I; 1090–1167) was king of Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1112/13 to 1167. Sithu's reign was a prosperous one in which Pagan was an integral part of in-land and maritime trading networks. Sithu engaged in a massive building campaign throughout the kingdom, which included colonies, forts and outposts at strategic locations to strengthen the frontiers, ordination halls and pagodas for the support of religion, as well as reservoirs, dams and other land improvements to assist the farmers. He also introduced standardized weights and measures throughout the country to assist administration as well as trade. He presided over the beginning of a transition away from the Mon culture toward the expression of a distinctive Burman style.
Sithu is remembered a peripatetic king who traveled extensively throughout his realm, built monuments and nurtured Theravada Buddhism with acts of piety.
see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Burmese script. Alaungsithu or Sithu I (Burmese: အလောင်းစည်သူ [ʔəláʊɰ̃ sìðù]; also Cansu I; 1090–1167)...
Holy Roman Emperor Disinherited for rebellion Min Shin Saw 1117–1167 Alaungsithu Exiled William I, Count of Boulogne 1137–1159 Stephen, King of England...
Vishnu was his patron. Kyansittha appointed his grandson Sithu (later Alaungsithu) as heir apparent because he thought he did not have a son. It turned...
offered the Thihoshin Pagoda(Lord of Sri Lanka Buddha image) to Burma king Alaungsithu and it is now still in Pakokku. Vijayabahu was born around 1039, by the...
loyal to his father. At Pagan, however, Alaungsithu had chosen Narathu as the heir-apparent. In 1167, Alaungsithu fell ill and was assassinated by Narathu...
originated during the reign of King Alaungsithu of Pagan. While traveling along the Irrawaddy River by royal barge, King Alaungsithu arrived at Pauk Inn Village...
Thihoshin Pagoda: Famous Buddhist pagoda in Pakokku, built by King Alaungsithu. Myanmar portal Census Report. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing...
15th century. U Kala's Maha Yazawin traces the word's etymology to Alaungsithu's conquest of the region during the Pagan era, but epigraphic evidence...
Magnus II Charles VII April 12, 1167 Visingsö Supporters of Knut Eriksson Alaungsithu King of Pagan 1167 Shwegugyi Temple Pagan Kingdom His son Narathu Andronikos...
to 1171. Narahthu ascended the throne after murdering his father King Alaungsithu and his elder brother Min Shin Saw. Narathu built the largest of all...
only daughter of King Kyansittha (r. 1084–1113), and the mother of King Alaungsithu.: 156 The princess is best remembered in Burmese history for her failed...
(1167-1170). Narathu, who came to the throne by assassinating his father Alaungsithu and his elder brother, presumably built this largest temple to atone...
for a "very romanticized account of the events following the death of Alaungsithu.": 166–167 The Glass Palace Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed...
Kingdom, was the religious adviser to four Pagan kings from Anawrahta to Alaungsithu. He is credited with converting Anawrahta to Theravada Buddhism, and...
became a goddess without experiencing death. During the reign of King Alaungsithu, he had a queen named Nagasena, who was actually a flying witch. On the...
According to Burmese folklore, tea was introduced to the country by King Alaungsithu in the 1100s, during the Pagan dynasty. Records of tea drinking date...
nine high hill, nine pools and nine ponds. Later on, his grandson, King Alaungsithu succeeded damming the Meiktila Lake. There are also 24 historical pagodas...
nats, named Saw Pha Thar and Saw Mya Thar. During the regin of the King Alaungsithu of Pagan, Saw Pha Thar and Saw Mya Thar were royal servants. The brother...
of peripheral regions (Arakan, Shan Hills) to later kings—Arakan to Alaungsithu, and cis-Salween Shan Hills to Narapatisithu. (Even those latter-day...
1179) probable Agnes I, German abbess of Quedlinburg (approximate date) Alaungsithu, Burmese king of the Pagan Dynasty (d. 1167) Arnold of Brescia, Italian...
Mon and Pyu. The first Burmese customary law based on his grandfather Alaungsithu's judgments was compiled, and used as the common system of law for the...
Lanka, who reigned until 1110. It was completed during the reign of King Alaungsithu (1090-1167). A pagoda festival is held every year between May and June...
murdered by his brother. Another version puts him as an adviser to King Alaungsithu of Pagan; he died an alcoholic. Another puts him as Crown Prince Minye...
dynasty of Bengal. Shingwa Nat was the one of queen consort of the King Alaungsithu of Pagan Dynasty. DeCaroli, Robert (2004). Haunting the Buddha: Indian...
Date Victim(s) Assassin(s) Notes c. 1168 Alaungsithu, King of Pagan Kingdom Narathu, his son 1550 Tabinshwehti, King of Taungoo Dynasty Assassinated by...
surprised to see them. Kyansittha had already word that his grandson Alaungsithu would be king because he thought he had no son. A remorseful Kyansittha...
decades, he was the chief religious adviser to King Alaungsithu, and helped advise many of Alaungsithu's religious deeds. The notable works were the repairs...
The stupa had been modified in Bagan period under the reigns of King Alaungsithu and King Narapatisithu. It was said that in the time of King Mingyi Nyo...
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