Myanmar?s Long-distance Cannon (1)

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The author visited England in 1993 to see the Myanmar cannon on Calton Hill in Edinburgh. It was originally placed in Danhawaddy (Yakhine) in 1784 during King Bodawpaya?s reign (1782 - 1819). After the Third Anglo - Burmese War, this cannon was shipped with other Burmese guns to England as a present to Queen Victoria?s Court from General Pendergast.....Subject Terms: 1. Myanmar army- cannon... 2. Myanmar- history

Creator/author: 

KYAN, Daw

Source/publisher: 

"Kanaung Sethmu Sipwa Journal", Vol. 1, No. 3, pp29-30, 1994-03, via University of Washington

Date of Publication: 

1994-03-00

Date of entry: 

2014-12-02

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Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ (Metadata: English and Burmese)

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