Kengtung Yazawin

Kengtung Yazawin (Burmese: ကျိုင်းတုံ ရာဇဝင်, lit. 'Chronicle of Kengtung') is a 19th-century Burmese chronicle that covers the history of the Shan state of Kengtung. It has been translated into English as the Padaeng Chronicle and the Jengtung State Chronicle by Sao Saimong Mangrai.[2][1]

Kengtung Yazawin
Original titleကျိုင်းတုံ ရာဇဝင်
TranslatorSao Saimong Mangrai
CountryKengtung,
Kingdom of Burma
LanguageHkun Shan
SeriesShan chronicles
GenreChronicle, History
Publication date
19th century
Published in English
1981[1]

References

  1. Aung Tun 2009: 629
  2. Aung-Thwin 1996: 884

Bibliography

  • Aung-Thwin, Michael A. (2005). The Mists of Rāmañña: The Legend that was Lower Burma (illustrated ed.). Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 9780824828868.
  • Aung Tun, Sai (2009). History of the Shan State: From Its Origins to 1962. Chiang Mai: Silk Worm Books. ISBN 978-974-9511-43-5.
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