Kyanzittha

Ananda Temple in Bagan

Kyanzittha was a king of Bagan who ruled from 1084 to 1113. He was the son of his predecessor Anawrahta . Kyanzittha is considered one of Bagan's greatest builders.

At the beginning of his reign he married a princess of the Mon to reaffirm the good relations between the Mon kingdom and Bagan. Kyanzittha built numerous temples in Bagan, many of which are still standing today. B. the Ananda Temple (built 1091 to 1105), the Nagayon Paya and the Abeyadana Paya (both around 1102/1103). In 1101/1102 he had a new royal palace built in Old Bagan, an elaborately ornamented wooden structure with a high pagoda-like roof structure (pyatthat) over the throne room, which was partially gilded. He also had the Myazedi inscription set up, which was important for deciphering the Pyu script and which is the first long text in the Burmese language .

The successor was not a son but a grandson of Kyanzittha. The Myazedi inscription addresses this and assures that the son of Kyanzittha was not bitter about it. Kyanzittha probably also had Buddhist texts revised.

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Early Period King Kyanzittha Temples. (Photos)

Individual evidence

↑ Nina Oshegowa Sergei Oshegow: Art in Burma. 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture under the sign of Buddhism and animism. EA Seemann, Leipzig 1988, p. 39
↑ Gerhard A. Exactly: The history of the Palikanon: text revision by King Kyanzittha in the years 1086–1112. ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

personal data
SURNAME	Kyanzittha
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	King of Bagan (1084–1113)
DATE OF BIRTH	before 1084
DATE OF DEATH	after 1113

[1] Nina Oshegowa Sergei Oshegow: Art in Burma. 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture under the sign of Buddhism and animism. EA Seemann, Leipzig 1988, p. 39

[2] Gerhard A. Exactly: The history of the Palikanon: text revision by King Kyanzittha in the years 1086–1112. ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )