Description:
The author read this paper at a Burma Historical Commission conference on 11 February 1978. It analyzes a rare Myanmar book on Myanmar: "A Concise Account of the Kingdom of Pegu, Its climate, produce, trade and
government..." It was written by William Hunter, an army surgeon in the service of the East India Company, and
published in 1785. The author evaluates Hunter?s views of the Myanmar Kingdom of Pegu, its climate, trade,
government, and the folklore of Myanmar.....
Subject Terms:
1. Myanmar - History - Hanthawaddy period, 1287 - 1539,
2. Bago (Pegu) - History,
3. Bago (Pegu) - Description and travel,
4. Myanmar - Climate,
5. Commerce - Myanmar,
6. Myanmar - Politics and government.
Source/publisher:
"Research in Burmese History", Vol. (5), Burma Historical Research Dept., via Washington University
Date of Publication:
1985-00-00
Date of entry:
2014-10-21
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English
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