The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.s4.15
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.s4.15
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His eldest son Razadarit (1385–1423) was the greatest of Wareru's lineage. Fighting for his existence since the age of sixteen, with but little assistance from his father, who could not control the family feuds, Razadarit succeeded in seizing Pegū town soon after his father's death, subjected Bassein, and repelled successive Burmese invasions. Finally, in 1390, he captured Myaungmya with Laukpya inside; in thank-offering he built shrines at the Shwemawdaw pagoda, Pegū feeding a thousand monks throughout a seven days' festival and offering his weight in gold.