Dhanyawaddy Ayedawbon
Arakanese chronicles | |
Genre | Chronicle, History |
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Publication date | 10 February 1788[1] |
Preceded by | Min Razagri Aredaw Sadan |
Followed by | Mizzimadetha Ayedawbon |
Kawitharabi Thiri-Pawara Agga-Maha-Dhammarazadiraza-Guru (
Mrauk-U Kingdom in 1785.[2] It was written soon after the annexation to salvage Arakanese history after most of Mrauk-U's historical records were burned down by Konbaung forces in 1785.[3] Rakhine Sayadaw, a Buddhist monk, tried to piece together the portions that escaped the indiscriminate destruction, and completed it in 1788. According to G.E. Harvey, a British colonial period historian, the chronicle may not be as reliable as it is "a third-hand piece of work".[4]
The chronicle covers from c. 825 BCE from the reign of legendary King
Maha Thammada.[1]
References
Bibliography
- Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.
- Myint-U, Thant (2006). The River of Lost Footsteps—Histories of Burma. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-16342-6.
- Thaw Kaung, U (2010). Aspects of Myanmar History and Culture. Yangon: Gangaw Myaing.