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Anawrahta

1015 - 1077

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Anawrahta Minsaw (Burmese: အနော်ရထာ မင်းစော, pronounced [ʔənɔ̀jətʰà mɪ́ɰ̃ sɔ́]; 11 May 1014 – 11 April 1077) was the founder of the Pagan Empire. Considered the father of the Burmese nation, Anawrahta turned a small principality in the dry zone of Upper Burma into the first Burmese Empire that formed the basis of modern-day Burma (Myanmar). Historically verifiable Burmese history begins with his accession to the Pagan throne in 1044.Anawrahta unified the entire Irrawaddy valley for the first time in history, and placed peripheral regions such as the Shan States and Arakan (Rakhine) under Pagan's suzerainty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anawrahta has received more than 275,442 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Anawrahta is the 4,667th most popular politician (down from 4,536th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) and the 7th most popular Burmese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Anawrahta ranks 4,667 out of 15,577Before him are Leszek the White, Sisebut, Joseph Nasi, Vardan Mamikonian, Maathorneferure, and Princess Milica of Serbia. After him are Bianca Maria Visconti, Louis de Bonald, Katō Kiyomasa, Constantius Gallus, Yaqub Beg, and Christian Wulff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1015, Anawrahta ranks 3Before him are Harald Hardrada and Michael V Kalaphates. After him are Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, John Komnenos, Herman IV, Duke of Swabia, Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir, and Ermesinda of Bigorre. Among people deceased in 1077, Anawrahta ranks 4Before him are Géza I of Hungary, Agnes of Poitou, and Sviatoslav II of Kiev. After him are Andronikos Doukas, Zhang Zai, and Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi.

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In Myanmar (Burma)

Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), Anawrahta ranks 9 out of 34Before him are Aung San (1915), Than Shwe (1933), Peter Townsend (1914), Ne Win (1910), Bayinnaung (1516), and Thein Sein (1944). After him are Alaungpaya (1714), Min Aung Hlaing (1956), U Nu (1907), Htin Kyaw (1946), Win Myint (1951), and Diana Abgar (1859).

Among POLITICIANS In Myanmar (Burma)

Among politicians born in Myanmar (Burma), Anawrahta ranks 7Before him are U Thant (1909), Aung San (1915), Than Shwe (1933), Ne Win (1910), Bayinnaung (1516), and Thein Sein (1944). After him are Alaungpaya (1714), Min Aung Hlaing (1956), U Nu (1907), Htin Kyaw (1946), Win Myint (1951), and Diana Abgar (1859).