Binnya Kyan
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Who is Binnya Kyan?
Binnya Kyan was king of Hanthawaddy Pegu from 1451 to 1453. Binnya Kyan, son of King Binnya Dhammaraza, came to power after assassinating his cousin King Binnya Waru in 1451. One notable project of his reign was the raising of the height of Shwedagon Pagoda to 92 meters from 20 meters. The king himself was murdered in 1453 by his first cousin Leik Munhtaw who seized the throne. Despite his raising of the height of the Shwedagon, the king murdered so many of his rivals that by the time he himself was murdered, his killer Leik Munhtaw only one male descendant of King Razadarit was alive.
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