Aung-Thwin, Michael.

Myth and history in the historiography of early Burma: paradigms, primary sources, and prejudices/ Michael A. Aung-Thwin - Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, c1998. - xi, 220 p.: map.; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-214) and index.

Note on Burmese Words -- The Myth of a Sinhalese Invasion of Pagan in 1165 A.D. -- The "King Who Fled the Chinese" and Disapramok's Mission to China: Two Myths in the History of Pagan -- The Destruction of Pagan: the Myth and the History -- The Myths Surrounding King Klawcwa, Man Lulan, Kumarakassapa, and Tak To Mu Mankri -- The Myth of the Three Shan Brothers. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5.

0896802019 (pbk.)


Burma
Historical geography

929.102 / AUN/M