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Encyclopedia Britannica



PAGAN

This article appears in Volume V20, Page 449 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: ORC-PAI
PAGAN , a town and former
capital
 , in
Myingyan
 
district
 , Upper Burma, 92 M. S.W. of Mandalay. It was founded by King Pyinbya in 847, and remained the
capital
  until the extinction of the dynasty in 1298. Pagan itself is now a mere
village
 , but hundreds of pagodas in various stages of decay meet the eye in every direction. The
majority
  of them were built by King Anawra-hta, who overcame the Peguan king, Manuha of
Thaton
 . It was Anawra-hta who introduced the Buddhist religion in Upper Burma, and who carried off nearly the whole
Thaton
 
population
  to build the pagodas at Pagan on the model of the Thaton originals. Many of these are of the highest architectural
interest
 , besides being in themselves most imposing structures. Pagan is still a popular place of Buddhist
pilgrimage
 , and a museum has been built for the exhibition of antiquities found in the neighbourhood. The
population
  in 1901 was 6254.


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