Summary In 1829 Bagyidaw (1819-1838), seventh king of the Konbaung dynasty, appointed a Royal Commision of learned monks, laymen and brahmins to revise the existing chronicles and to compile a new one. Although earliest extant Myanmar chronicle dated back to the early 16th century this was the first time ever that a Royal Commision was … Read more
Summary This proceeding is a collection of the working papers presented at the Workshop History Agenda 21 which was held in Yangon on the 14th to 16th December 2000 as part of the inauguration of the SEAMEO Regional Centre for History and Tradition. The Workshop was attended by renowned historians and curriculum planners from the … Read more
Summary Preface Cultural Classics is a collection of the 10 papers presented at the Workshop on the Cultural Classics of Southeast Asia: Myanmar and Thailand held on 6-7 September 2001 at the SEAMEO Regional Centre for History and Tradition (SEAMEO CHAT), Yangon, Myanmar. The papers are not only of great interest but also of immense … Read more