Rakhine Razawin Thit

Rakhine Razawin Thit (Burmese: ရခိုင် ရာဇဝင်သစ်, Burmese pronunciation: [ɹəkʰàiɴ jàzəwɪ̀ɴ ðɪʔ], Arakanese pronunciation: [ɹəkʰàiɴ ɹàzəwàɴ ðɪʔ]) is a Burmese chronicle covering the history of Arakan from time immemorial to the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826). The author was Ven. Sandamala Linkara (Pali: Candamālālaṅkāra), the Sayadaw (Chief Abbot) of Dakhina Vihara Rama Buddhist Monastery in Ranbye Kyun in then British Burma. Published in 1931, it is a compilation of all extant prior Arakanese chronicles in a single narrative.[1] The original 1931 publication consisted of seven volumes. The first four volumes were published in a single enlarged volume in 1997 and the remaining three were published in another enlarged volume in 1999.[2]

Rakhine Razawin Thit
Cover of the first volume of the 1997 reprint
AuthorSandamala Linkāra (Candamālālaṅkāra)
Original titleရခိုင် ရာဇဝင်သစ်
LanguageBurmese
SeriesArakanese chronicles
GenreChronicle, History
Publication date
1931
Media typePrint
Pages7 volumes

References
  1. Sandamala Linkara Vol. 1 1997: 12–13
  2. See publication information sections in (Sandamala Linkara 1997) and (Sandamala Linkara 1999).

Bibliography
  • Sandamala Linkara, Ashin (1931). Rakhine Yazawinthit Kyan (in Burmese). 1–2 (1997–1999 ed.). Yangon: Tetlan Sarpay.
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