Legendary History Burma and Arakan

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L E GE N D A R Y I S T R Y
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U R A AND ARA AN
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P R E F A C E
T h i story f th e B m n an d T al in g c o nt i e h b e e n
a a a
HE o ur u r s s
e a dy n arrate d by e ve r al rite r C f d an d B rn e y ere th e
l
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a
a s s r ur u
r
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fi r st t o b i g b efo re E ro p e an re a de r th e ann al s f th e B rm e s e
s o u
r n u
,
th e e write r s only inc i d e nt ally d e al with th e ir n eigh b o r s th e
b t
u
u s
T al ain g d th e e a r e gre t d i s cr ep an c i e s in th e c h ron ol o i c l
a a
a g
s n r
,
t ab l e s f r i sh e d b y e ac h of th e m N e xt Dr Ma s o n i hi v l abl e
a
n s u
u n
. . ,
o p en di o f v e r h in r e l atin g to B m a h ive tw o
m m t
a
c u e y g u r s g n
,
b str ac t s on e o f T al ain g th e oth er o f B m e s e hi st o ry S ir A th
r
a ur r u
.
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Ph t o wh o m Briti s h B urm a o w e s m c h h p ub li sh e d i n
a
a so u s
y re
, ,
,
h jo rn al o f th e As i ati c S o c i ety of B e n g al t v al ua b l e e s s ay s o n
t w
o
e u
,
th e Hi st ory of th e B rm a R ac e a n d on th e Hi s to ry o f P e u
g
u
.
T h e re ar e b e s id e s sli gh t h i st ori c al sk e tc h e s i oth er ork s ch
w
a
n su
s
th o se in F ath er S m ’ B m Em i a n d Y l e ’ s E mb
a a
n ger n o s ur ese p re u assy
h C f A B t th e re i s n o sh ort hi s t o y em b a c i g in
t o t e ourt o v a u r r n
.
c onn e cte d s e rie s a ge n e r al an d c o mp re h e s iv e vi e of th e e ve n t s
w
on e n
h ap p ening c o nte mp o r an e o u sly within h are a o f h a t kn o wn
t
w w
a
e s
b fo r e th e E ngli s h o c c up ati o o f Pe g th e B urm an E m p ir e
a
e n u s
.
D Ma s on ’ s d ate s a re o ft e n c onf s e d a n d hi fac t s in c o re c t
r u s r
.
i th e e arli e p a t s o f th e hi sto ry S ir A th Ph ’ inte r e stin g
a
n r r r ur y re s
.
e s s ay ar e inc om plet e an d m or e o ver tre at o f A ak n e s e B m e s e
a
s r ur
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d T al ain g hi story e p ar ate ly in c att d n um b of a s ci entifi c
a
n s s ere ers
jo n al n ot g e n e ally ac c e s sibl e
ur r
.
In fram in g th e fo llo in g s light k e t ch hi l e a d vant ag e h
w W
a
s
s
,
b e en t ak en o f th e l abo ur f ll th e a b ov e a th or s an d th e o p in i on
a
s o u s
,
f Si A th Ph e s p e ci al ly h ave b e en giv e th ei d eigh t
a w
o r r ur y re n r u e
,
t h ac t al fa t h ave b e e t ak en f om th e e i stin g T al a i g an d
e u c s n r x n
B urm e e h i storie d t h d ate o b t aine d by c h c king on e ith
a w
s s n e s e
,
h o ther
t
e
.
T h er e e xi s t a n m b e f l o c al c h roni cle o f th e p etty dyn a sti e
u r o s
s
wh i c h h ave t v a i o tim ta bli h d th m lv i diffe r ent
a
r us es es s e e se es n