royal chronicles of Burma

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

All labels observed (5)

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

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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