Anawrahta
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy
- Curriculum: Asian History
Article abstract: Military significance: Created the first unified state in Burma (modern-day Myanmar), linking the Myanmar people of the north with the Mon kingdoms of the south.
Little is known of Anawrahta’s early life. A skillful soldier-statesman who first ruled the central Burmese kingdom of Pagan, Anawrahta extended his control by annexing Arakan and the lower portion of Burma. His conquest of the Mon kingdom of Thaton, in 1057, brought the Irrawaddy and Salween valleys under Pagan control and enriched Burmese culture by incorporating the artistic and...
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