Alaungsithu

Alaungsithu အလောင်းစည်သူ
King Sithu I of Pagan
Portrayed as Min Sithu nat (spirit)
King of Burma
Reign	1112/13 – 1167
Predecessor	Kyansittha
Successor	Narathu
Chief Minister	Aleimma
Born	17 January 1090 Thursday, full moon of Tabodwe 451 ME Pagan
Died	1167 (aged 77) 529 ME[1] Pagan
Consort	Yadanabon Ti Lawka Sanda Dewi Yazakumari Taung Pyinthe
Issue	Min Shin Saw Narathu Htauk Hlayga Taung Phya Shwe Kyu Chit Oo Kyaungdaw
Names Jayyasura Cansu I
House	Pagan
Father	Saw Yun
Mother	Shwe Einthi
Religion	Theravada Buddhism

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Alaungsithu or Sithu I (Burmese: အလောင်းစည်သူ [ʔəláʊɰ̃ sìðù]; also Cansu I; 1090–1167) was king of Pagan Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1112/13 to 1167. Sithu's reign was a prosperous one in which Pagan was an integral part of in-land and maritime trading networks. Sithu engaged in a massive building campaign throughout the kingdom, which included colonies, forts and outposts at strategic locations to strengthen the frontiers, ordination halls and pagodas for the support of religion, as well as reservoirs, dams and other land improvements to assist the farmers. He also introduced standardized weights and measures throughout the country to assist administration as well as trade. He presided over the beginning of a transition away from the Mon culture toward the expression of a distinctive Burman style.

Sithu is remembered a peripatetic king who traveled extensively throughout his realm, built monuments and nurtured Theravada Buddhism with acts of piety.