Niasanggangh, the King's Town, Fell to the Taruks.

King Naratiyapate ordered two of his generals to take his remaining forces and fortify the town of Niasanghyan on the crucial river crossing of the Irawadi. For three full months they slew the enemy and spared not even the feeders of elephants and horses, but slay them all. As soon as the Taruks crossed the river, Nasonggangh fell. The ogre-like king's courage failed him. He fled the city of Bagan and headed to the south. Then the king called his ministers and consulted with them, saying, Bug Untown is now too narrow for us, in depth too shallow. It cannot contain the hosts of fighting men