 The court was also the chief justice of the land.Sithu I (r. 1112–1167) was the first Pagan king to issue an official collection of judgments, later known as the "Alaungsithu hpyat-hton", to be followed as precedents by all courts of justice.A follow-up collection of judgments was compiled during the reign of Sithu II (r. 1174–1211) by a Mon monk named Dhammavilasa.