Under this man's rule, the city of Thaton was captured, and this victory fo
Under this man's rule, the city of Thaton was captured, and this victory forced rulers of the Mon people to submit to him. When he came of age, he challenged his brother Sokkate to single combat and killed him. He kept diplomatic relations with King Vijayabahu of an island kingdom that he also once visited as a pilgrimage. It was on that island, Ceylon, that he was inspired to convert his people from Ari Buddhism to Theravada Buddhism. His kingdom extended south to the Gulf of Martaban, west to Arakan, north to the kingdom of Nanchao, and east to a area that today is Thailand. This man was also the first ruler of his people to dominate the Irrawaddy River. For fifteen points, name this man, who in 1044 became the first ruler of a unified Burma and the founder of the Pagan Empire.
Under this man's rule, the city of Thaton was captured, and this victory forced rulers of the Mon people to submit to him.
{Anawrahta} (also accept {Aniruddha})