royal chronicles of Burma

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Burmese literature historical chronicle historiographical work

The royal chronicles of Burma are historical records that detail the reigns of Burmese monarchs and major events in the kingdoms of Burma (Myanmar).

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Arakanese chronicles 1
History of Myanmar 1
Konbaung-set chronicles 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Burmese literature ⓘ
historical chronicle ⓘ
historiographical work ⓘ
associatedDiscipline Buddhist studies ⓘ
history ⓘ
philology ⓘ
associatedWith Burmese royal court ⓘ
chronicleType court chronicle ⓘ
dynastic chronicle ⓘ
containsInformationOn construction of pagodas and palaces ⓘ
court ceremonies ⓘ
diplomatic relations ⓘ
religious patronage ⓘ
royal genealogies ⓘ
wars and military campaigns ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
surface form: Burma

Myanmar ⓘ
function didactic moral narrative ⓘ
legitimization of kingship ⓘ
preservation of dynastic memory ⓘ
genre royal chronicle ⓘ
hasPart Hmannan Yazawin ⓘ
royal chronicles of Burma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Konbaung-set chronicles

royal chronicles of Burma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Maha Yazawin

Yazawin Thit ⓘ
includes donative inscriptions summaries ⓘ
foundation myths ⓘ
portents and omens ⓘ
regnal lists ⓘ
influenced later Southeast Asian chronicles ⓘ
influencedBy Mahavamsa ⓘ
surface form: Pali Buddhist chronicles
language Burmese language ⓘ
mainSubject Burmese monarchs ⓘ
history of Burma ⓘ
medium palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ
parabaik manuscripts ⓘ
narrativeForm prose ⓘ
perspective court-centered narrative ⓘ
region southern Myanmar ⓘ
surface form: Lower Burma

Upper Burma ⓘ
sourceFor modern histories of Myanmar ⓘ
timePeriodCovered Ava Kingdom ⓘ
Konbaung Dynasty ⓘ
Pagan Kingdom ⓘ
Toungoo Dynasty ⓘ
tradition Theravada Buddhist historiography ⓘ
use legitimizing royal dynasties ⓘ
recording major political events ⓘ
recording reigns of Burmese kings ⓘ
source for Burmese historiography ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Burmese calendar → usedIn → royal chronicles of Burma ⓘ
Burmese–Siamese wars → relatedTo → royal chronicles of Burma ⓘ
this entity surface form: History of Myanmar
Dhanyawadi → mentionedIn → royal chronicles of Burma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arakanese chronicles
royal chronicles of Burma → hasPart → royal chronicles of Burma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Royal Chronicles of Burma
this entity surface form: Maha Yazawin
royal chronicles of Burma → hasPart → royal chronicles of Burma self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Royal Chronicles of Burma
this entity surface form: Konbaung-set chronicles