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Kyansittha
Kyansittha was king of Pagan from 1084 to about 1112, one of the most celebrated rulers of the Pagan Kingdom. A general of Anawrahta, he crushed the rebellion of Nga Yaman Kan in which King Sawlu was killed and then took the throne. He built the Ananda Temple, maintained Mon culture at court, and his son Rajakumar set up the Myazedi inscription in his memory.
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