Entering a golden age a thousand years ago, Myanmar’s Bagan empire was home to dazzling structures that attracted pilgrims for centuries
For centuries, visitors to a bend of the Ayeyarwady River in central Myanmar have been greeted with a breathtaking spectacle: myriad rose-colored pagodas and temples rising above red soil and emerald green vegetation.anywhere in the world. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2019, Bagan is the legacy of a complex relationship between religion and culture, whose role in the forging of Burmese identity would be explored by scholars in the early 1900s.
Bagan was a modest kingdom until 1044, when its greatest ruler, King Anawrahta, ascended the throne. His accession heralded a major shift in the fortunes of Bagan and the region.A fresco detail from the Law Kahtikepan Temple complex in Bagan.Bagan's marvels are not just archaeological. Thousands of its pagodas and monasteries are also treasure houses of decorative brilliance.
Anawrahta’s achievement was as much about cultural exchange as military conquest. He fell under the influence of the Mon variety of Theravada Buddhism, and seeing this practice as a useful means of unification, the king promoted it across the Bagan realm.Anawrahta also recognized the enormous value of Mon culture, which was steeped in Indian influences.
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