Pagan (पागन) is a city in Burma, known for a Kingdom of
Burma also commonly known as the
Pagan Dynasty and the
Pagan Empire which was the first kingdom to unify the regions that would later constitute modern-day
Burma (
Myanmar).
Tamradvipa (ताम्रद्वीप) (
AS, p.394): was the Indian name of Pagan Empire. Pagan city, founded in 849 AD, was also called
Arimardanapura (अरिमर्दनपुर ) and was capital of the Pagan Empire. The Kingdom was part of
Tattadesha (तत्तदेश).
Arimardanapura (अरिमर्दनपुर) (बर्मा) (
AS, p.38): was ancient Indian name of Pagan City. It was capital of
Tamradvipa. The most reputed King of the Kingdom was
Aniruddha (अनिरुद्ध) (=
Anawrahta (r. 1044–77) of Burmese sources) who turned a small Pagan principality into a great
Pagan Empire, which included major portion of
Brahmadesha (ब्रह्मदेश).
Aniruddha was a
Buddhist King, who is believed to have brought a bone and tooth edict of
Buddha from
Sinhala country and preserved in Shwezigon Pagoda.
Aniruddha died in 1077 AD.
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