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16. Bagan - City Of Temples

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

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Naratu and the Glass Palace

Naratu wanted to take the throne for himself, but there was still the problem of his banished older brother. He devised a plan to place his brother on the throne first, to make things look a little less suspicious. When he reached Leponport, Naratu, according to the oath he had sworn, went down to the boat and, Shouldering his brother's sword, he raised and set him on the throne. After his anointing, his food was poisoned, and that night he died. The king was brutal and savage. His queens, concubines and handmaids stood in fear and awe of him,. All the inhabitants of the kingdom starved in toil and sweat

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