Zatadawbon Yazawin
Earliest extant chronicle of Burma / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zatadawbon Yazawin (Burmese: ဇာတာတော်ပုံ ရာဇဝင်, pronounced [zàdàdɔ̀bòʊɰ̃ jàzəwɪ̀ɰ̃]; also spelled Zatatawpon; lit. 'Chronicle of Royal Horoscopes') is the earliest extant chronicle of Burma. The chronicle mainly covers the regnal dates of kings as well as horoscopes of select kings from Pagan to Konbaung periods. In terms of regnal years, the chronicle is considered "the most accurate of all Burmese chronicles, particularly with regard to the best-known Pagan and Ava kings, many of whose dates have been corroborated by epigraphy."[1]
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Author | Court historians |
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Original title | ဇာတာတော်ပုံ ရာဇဝင် |
Language | Burmese |
Series | Burmese chronicles |
Genre | Chronicle, History |
Publication date | 13th to 19th centuries |
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