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4 unusual facts about Kyansittha


Kyansittha

Unable to blockade the fortified walls of Pagan, his army drifted north to near the present-day Ava (Inwa).

Midway to the Pegu country, Kyansittha's advance forces caught up with Yamankan near Myingyan.

Kyansittha guided by Shin Arahan continued Anawrahta's policies to reform the Buddhism of Pagan, which was a mix of Ari Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism and Hinduism.

At a battle near Magwe, Sawlu was captured in November 1082 (Natdaw 444 ME).


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At Pagan, Kyansittha was sent into exile again—this time to Dala (modern Yangon) for renewing his affair with Manisanda.


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