When he died, the elder son Kanyaza Gyi () ventured south, and founded his own kingdom at Arakan in 825 BCE. The younger son Kanyaza Nge () succeeded his father, and was followed by a dynasty of 31 kings. Some three and a half centuries later, in 483 BCE, scions of Tagaung founded yet another kingdom much farther down the Irrawaddy at Sri Ksetra, near modern Pyay (Prome). Sri Ksetra lasted nearly six centuries, and was succeeded in turn by the kingdom of Pagan.Htin Aung 1967: 6–7 Hmannan continues that around 107 CE, Thamoddarit (), nephew of the last king of Sri Ksetra, founded the city of Pagan (Bagan) (formally, Arimaddana-pura (), lit. "the City that Tramples on Enemies").Lieberman 2003: 91 The site reportedly was visited by the Buddha himself during his lifetime, and it was where he allegedly pronounced that a great kingdom would arise at this very location 651 years after his death.Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 188 Thamoddarit was followed by a caretaker, and then Pyusawhti in 167 CE.
