Baña Thau — Baña Thau, known as Shin Sawbu in Burmese, is the Mon name for the queen who ruled for seventeen peaceful years (1453 1470 or 72) over a Mon kingdom in Lower Burma. [(Guillon, 1999, p. 173)] Queen Baña Thau and Queen Jamadevi of Haripunjaya are… … Wikipedia
Shwedagon Pagoda — Infobox Skyscraper caption=Shwedagon Pagoda brights up in gold and is often visited for its grand scale building name=Shwedagon Pagoda location=Yangon, Myanmar roof=convert|105|m|ft|0 antenna spire=convert|112.17|m|ft|0 built=6th century engineer … Wikipedia
Dhammazedi, King — (r. 1472 1492) Son in law of Queen Shinsawbu (r. 1453 1472), and her successor as ruler of Hanthawaddy (modern Pegu [Bago]). One of Burma s most prominent Mon kings, he originally was a member of the Sangha, who aided Shinsawbu in her… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Introduction — When Burma (Myanmar) achieved independence from British colonial rule in 1948, many observers viewed it with its high standards of education and abundant natural resources as one of the Asian countries most likely to achieve economic… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Chronology — Prehistory and Early History to 1000 CE ♦ ca. 10,000 BCE 6,000 BCE Neolithic wall paintings appear in Padhalin Cave, Shan State. ♦ 563 BCE 483 BCE Gotama Buddha s lifetime, which according to Burmese legend witnessed construction of Shwe Dagon … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Shoe Question — As in other Asian countries, it is the custom in Burma for people to doff their shoes before entering a house; on pagoda platforms and other sites associated with Buddhism, neither footwear nor stockings may be worn. These customs became… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Women in Burmese Society — During the British colonial period, European observers were impressed by the apparent equality of the sexes in Burmese society, claiming, as James George Scott did, that a married Burmese woman is much more independent than any European woman… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
