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King Wareru founds the Hanthawaddy Kingdom, and proclaims independence from the Pagan Kingdom.

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Wareru

Founding King of Martaban (r. 1287–1307)

Wareru was the founder of the Martaban Kingdom, located in present-day Myanmar (Burma). By using both diplomatic and military skills, he successfully carved out a Mon-speaking polity in Lower Burma, during the collapse of the Pagan Empire in the 1280s. Wareru was assassinated in…
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Hanthawaddy kingdom

Polity in lower Myanmar (1287–1552)

The Hanthawaddy kingdom was the polity that ruled lower Burma (Myanmar) from 1287 to 1539 and from 1550 to 1552. The Mon-speaking kingdom was founded as Ramaññadesa by King Wareru following the collapse of the Pagan kingdom in 1287 as a nominal vassal state of the Sukhothai…
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Pagan kingdom

Polity in Myanmar (846–1297)

The Pagan kingdom, also known as the Pagan dynasty, was the first Burmese kingdom to unify the regions that would later constitute modern-day Myanmar. Pagan's 250-year rule over the Irrawaddy valley and its periphery laid the foundation for the ascent of Burmese language and…
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January 30

Day of the year

January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 335 days remain until the end of the year.
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