Burmese chronicles Books in Order
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historical chronicles of the monarchy of Myanmar
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In the order the books were originally released.
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1479 · Dhammazedi
The Kalyani Inscriptions, located in Bago, Myanmar, are stone inscriptions constructed by King Dhammazedi of Hanthawaddy Pegu between 1476 and 1479.…
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1502 · Shin Mahāsīlavaṃsa
Yazawin Kyaw is an early 16th-century Burmese Buddhist chronicle that documents Buddhist religious history and Burmese history. It serves as a…
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1527 · Ratanapañña Thera
Jinakālamālī is a Chiang Mai chronicle that focuses on religious history and includes information on early Lan Na kings up to 1516 or 1517. It is…
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1538
Nidāna Ārambhakathā is a Mon language chronicle that is part of a larger work known as Ramann'-uppatti-dipaka. The surviving copy of Nidāna dates to…
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Shwezigon Pagoda Bell Inscription
1557 · Bayinnaung
The Shwezigon Pagoda Bell Inscription is a multi-language text found on a bell at the Shwezigon Pagoda in Bagan, Myanmar. It was created by King…
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1579
Hanthawaddy Hsinbyushin Ayedawbon is a 16th-century Burmese chronicle that focuses on King Bayinnaung of the Toungoo Dynasty. It is a biographic…
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1710
Gavampati is a Mon language chronicle that records legendary early history. The only surviving palm-leaf manuscript is dated by H.L. Shorto to around…
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1724 · U Kala
The Maha Yazawin is the first national chronicle of Burma/Myanmar, completed in 1724 by U Kala, a historian at the Toungoo court. It was the first…
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Alaung Mintayagyi Ayedawbon, also known as Alaungpaya Ayedawbon, is a biographic chronicle of King Alaungpaya of the Konbaung Dynasty. It is one of…
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1752
Alaungpaya Ayedawbon is a biographic chronicle of King Alaungpaya of the Konbaung Dynasty. It is one of two similar texts that describe the king's…
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1766
Slapat Rajawan Datow Smin Ron, also known as Bago Yazawin, is a Mon language chronicle that covers 17 dynasties, from legendary times to the…
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1775
Rakhine Razawin is an Arakanese (Rakhine) chronicle that documents the history of Arakan. The surviving parts of the text are preserved in 48…
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1786
Hsinbyushin Ayedawbon is an 18th-century Burmese chronicle that covers the first four years of King Bodawpaya's reign in the Konbaung dynasty. The…
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1788
Kawitharabi Thiri-Pawara Agga-Maha-Dhammarazadiraza-Guru, also known as Dhanyawaddy Ayedawbon, is a Burmese chronicle that documents the history of…
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1795
Dawei Yazawin is an 18th-century Burmese chronicle that documents the history of the Dawei (Tavoy) region. It was composed in 1795, following a…
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1795
Myeik Yazawin is an 18th-century Burmese chronicle covering the history of the Myeik region. It was written three decades after the Burmese…
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1798 · Twinthin Taikwun Maha Sithu
Maha Yazawin Thit is a national chronicle of Burma (Myanmar) completed in 1798. It was the first effort by the Konbaung court to update and verify…
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1823
Mizzimadetha Ayedawbon is a Burmese chronicle that documents the history of Arakan following the Konbaung Dynasty's annexation of the Mrauk-U…
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1825
Lik Amin Asah is a Mon language chronicle that details the legendary early history of the kings of Hanthawaddy Pegu (Bago). It focuses on the city's…
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1832 · Royal Historical Commission of Burma
Hmannan Maha Yazawindawgyi is the first official chronicle of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar). It was compiled by the Royal Historical…
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1840
Maha Razawin is an Arakanese (Rakhine) historical chronicle written by Saya Me, covering the history of Arakan. The surviving portions of the…
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1861 · Paññasāmī
The Sāsanavaṃsa, also known as Thathanawin, is a historical account of the Buddhist order in Burma. Written by the Burmese monk Paññāsāmi in 1861,…
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1869 · Royal Historical Commission of Burma
Dutiya Maha Yazawindawgyi is the second official chronicle of the Konbaung Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar), compiled by the Royal Historical Commission of…
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1905 · Tin Maung Maung
Konbaung Set Maha Yazawindawgyi is the last and unofficial royal chronicle of Burma (Myanmar), covering the Konbaung Dynasty from 1752 to 1885. The…
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1910
The Pak Lat Chronicles are a collection of Mon history texts compiled from palm-leaf manuscripts. They were gathered by the Siamese Mon Monk Phra…
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Rakhine Razawin Thit or the New Chronicle of Arakan is a Burmese chronicle that covers the history of Arakan from ancient times to the First…
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Companion & related books
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Hsenwi Yazawin or Theinni Yazawin is a 19th-century Burmese chronicle that documents the history of the Shan state of Hsenwi, also known as Theinni.…
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Hsipaw Yazawin or Thibaw Yazawin is a 19th-century Burmese chronicle that documents the history of the Shan state of Hsipaw, also known as Thibaw. It…
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Inwa Yazawin is a Burmese chronicle that documented the history of the Ava Kingdom. Its existence was first noted in an early 15th-century chronicle…
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Kengtung Yazawin is a 19th-century Burmese chronicle that documents the history of the Shan state of Kengtung. It was translated into English under…
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Maha Razawin is an Arakanese (Rakhine) chronicle that documents the history of Arakan. The surviving parts of the text are preserved in 148 palm-leaf…
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Mong Yawng Yazawin is a 19th-century Burmese chronicle that documents the history of the Shan state of Mong Yawng. It is believed to have been…
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Myauk Nan Kyaung Yazawin is a 17th-century Burmese chronicle commissioned by King Pye and written by Myauk Nan Kyaung Sayadaw, a Buddhist monk. The…
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Pagan Yazawin, also known as Pagan Yazawin Haung, is a 16th-century Burmese chronicle that documents the history of the Pagan Dynasty. It was written…
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Pawtugi Yazawin is a Burmese chronicle that documents the history of the Portuguese, with a focus on their rule at Syriam, known today as Thanlyin,…
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Pyay Yazawin is a lost Burmese chronicle that details the history of Pyay (Prome), including the Prome Kingdom from 1278 to 1542. It was referenced…
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Razadarit Ayedawbon is a Burmese chronicle that covers the history of Ramanya from 1287 to 1421. It includes accounts of court intrigues, rebellions,…
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Ketumadi Toungoo Yazawin is a Burmese chronicle that documents the history of the Toungoo region from 1279 to 1613. A surviving palm-leaf manuscript…
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Zatadawbon Yazawin is the earliest surviving chronicle of Burma. It records the regnal dates of kings and the horoscopes of selected rulers from the…
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Zinme Yazawin is an 18th-century Burmese chronicle that documents the history of Lan Na during its period under Burmese rule, from 1558 to 1775. The…
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What order should I read the Burmese chronicles books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “Kalyani Inscriptions”. Start with “Kalyani Inscriptions.”
How many books are in the Burmese chronicles series?
We list 43 books by Royal Historical Commission of Burma , published between 1479–1931.
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