Lik Amin Asah

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Lik Amin Asah
CountryKingdom of Burma
LanguageMon
SeriesBurmese chronicles
GenreChronicle, History
Publication date
1825

Lik Amin Asah is a Mon language chronicle that strictly covers the legendary early history of its kings and founding of the city of Hanthawaddy Pegu (Bago).[1][2] It was written in 1825 during the First Anglo-Burmese War.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Aung-Thwin 2005: 99–100
  2. ^ Wade 2012: 126

Bibliography[edit]

  • 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.
  • Wade, Geoff (2012). "Southeast Asian Historical Writing". In José Rabasa; Masayuki Sato; Edoardo Tortarolo; Daniel Woolf (eds.). The Oxford History of Historical Writing: Volume 3: 1400-1800. Vol. 3 (illustrated ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 752. ISBN 9780199219179.