However, the events of Far Cry 4 reveals that Pagan Min has become a recluse in his royal palace, passing off the burden of leadership to his lieutenants Yuma Lau, Noore Najjar, and Paul "De Pleur" Harmon. He controls all media in Kyrat, which he floods with propaganda for his rule and regime. Pagan's rule of Kyrat is very much characteristic of a ruthless dictator, reminiscent of the totalitarian personality cults surrounding historical communist dictators such as Mao Zedong, Kim Il-Sung, and Joseph Stalin.
Whether or not there is a single slice of truth in that, as he seems to only take care of his own needs, is unknown, even though Ishwari Ghale may or may not have had a positive influence on him. Pagan himself claims that he wants to change Kyrat and bring the nation into a glorious future in the ashes of the old society. In fact, over the course of Far Cry 4, Pagan has several opportunities where he could easily have taken Ajay's life, but chose not to. His attitude towards Ajay Ghale, despite Ajay working with the Golden Path and making an attempt on his life, is strangely ambivalent. Pagan Min is known for his flamboyant dress, eccentric violence, and generally unconcerned approach even to highly climactic events.
This caused Pagan to isolate himself in the Royal Palace and is cited by many as the reason for his current behavior. Mohan killed Lakshmana, for reasons unknown, and Ishwari soon after murdered him and fled with Ajay to the United States. The affair culminated when Ishwari had her second child with Pagan, a daughter named Lakshmana. Attempts to reconcile Pagan and Mohan failed. However, Mohan's actions backfired when not only did Ishwari excel as a spy, but she simultaneously began an affair with Pagan Min. In response to her insisting, Mohan sent her to Pagan's palace as a spy, hoping that being so close to the action would sufficiently horrify Ishwari to make her withdraw any further attempts to help with the rebellion. Ishwari wanted to fight along side the Golden Path rebels, but Mohan did not feel this was appropriate for a woman. During the course of these events, Mohan Ghale developed an increasingly strained relationship with his wife, Ishwari. The rebellion met little success against Pagan's well trained and well armed mercenaries. He then started a purge of anyone who didn't fall in line, executing his opposition. This betrayal formed the Golden Path, a small resistance movement dedicated to overthrowing Pagan which was lead by Mohan Ghale. After a few bloody months, Pagan and the united Royalists took the palace by storm, but Pagan betrayed the Royalists by murdering the heir in the palace and seizing the throne for himself. This is when his eyes fell on Kyrat, a small failed state with multiple warring factions in the wake of the collapse of its monarchy. He allied himself with the Royalists, propping up a distant heir to the throne. But he didn't fit in: he knew he couldn't kill them all… It was only a matter of time before the old guard decided to have him killed. Pagan quickly started carving himself more of the pie he believed he deserved: he built considerable assets, a small private army and started pissing off his allies in the heroin trade. After his father’s unfortunate passing, Pagan inherited his small piece of the pie. He then left his old identity behind and adopted the moniker “Pagan”, naming himself after an old Burmese king who had murdered his family to take control. He was frustrated as a lieutenant and saw his father as a dinosaur. Pagan worked for his father but hated him. This peacocking is what drove a wedge between father and son. His father was a small fish in a big pond and even as a young man, Pagan was as ambitious as he was flamboyant. Son of a mid-level drug boss in the Golden Triangle, Pagan Min was born in Hong Kong as Gang Min.
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