The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.s4.2
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.s4.2
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He had a fair sister, and Aleimma, the Burmese governor of Martaban, wished to marry her. Wareru prepared a wedding feast and when Aleimma came to get his bride, Wareru assassinated¹ him, seized his governorship, and so became lord of Martaban in 1281. When he built its walls in 1287, a pregnant woman was crushed under the gate post as a foundation sacrifice².