the royal orders of burma, ad 1598-1885 part six ad 1807-1810

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T H E R O Y A L O R D E R S O F B U R M A , A . D . 1 5 9 8 - 1 8 8 5
P A R T S I X A . D . 1 8 0 7 - 1 8 1 0
Edited with Introduction, Motes and
Summary in English of Each Order
by
THAN TUN, M.A., B.L., Ph.D. (London)
Professor of History,Mandalay University
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KYOTO
THE CENTER FOR SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES, KYOTO UNIVERSITY
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THE ROYAL ORDERS OF BURMA, A.D. 1598-1885
PART SIX, A.D. 1807-1810
THE ROYAL ORDERS OF BURMA, A.D. 1598-1885
PART SIX, A.D. 1807-1810
Edited with Introduction, Notes and
Summary in English of Each Order by
THAN TUN, M.A., B.L., Ph.D.(London)
Former Professor of History, Mandalay University
KYOTO
THE CENTRE FOR SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES, KYOTO UNIVERSITY
1987
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgement iv
List of colleagues who helped in collecting the Royal Orders vi
Introduction vii
Summary of Each Order in English
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Royal Orders of Burma in Burmese 319
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KURENAI : Kyoto University Research Information Repository
Title Summary of Each Order in English
Author(s) THAN, TUN
THE ROYAL ORDERS OF BURMA, A.D. 1598-1885 (1987),
Citation
6: 1-315
Issue Date 1987
URL http://hdl.handle.net/2433/173881
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Type Departmental Bulletin Paper
T extversion publisher
Kyoto University
THE ROYAL ORDERS OF BURMA, AD 1598-1885; PART VI, AD 1807-1819
SUMMARY
1 January 1807
Order:( 1) Some princes had orchids before the palace had received them; put
Kyi Wun - Officer of Granaries, under arrest and ask him to produce
the men who made this slight by taking orchids (first) to the
princes.
( 2) Set free Min Kyaw Shwe Daung, Kyi Wun - Officer of Granaries.
( .3) Take off the figures of Sakka and Garuda from two-into-one barge
called Pyi Gyi Mun - Best of the City, and divide it into two
barges, each having a Naga - Serpant, figure as its emblem.
( 1+) Two Hlawga boats each having the length of 17 lan / 68 feet /
20.726 metres are now being made; Crown Prince and Prince Pyay
shall send carpenters (of their own) to finish them (quickly).
( 5) Prince Toungoo and Prince Pagan shall send carpenters (of their
own) to work on the next two Hlawga boats (each of the same
length of a Hlawga mentioned in the above Order).
( 6) Prince Sagaing shall send carpenters (of his own) to make a
Hlawga boat for him and Zayya Kyaw Zwa, Thandaw Sint - Herald,
shall supervise the constructions.
This Order was passed on 1 January 1807 and proclaimed by-Yaza Nawyatha,
Liaison Officer.
2 January 1807
Saddhasuradevapani, Head of the Servants of Religion attached to (Sagaing)
Rajamanicula pagoda reported that over a hundred men from the Servants of
Religion under him, including Nga Aung Tun, Nga Toke Gyi, Nga Myat, Nga Tha
Dun, etc. are now with one noble or another (in order to free themselves from
the Service of Religion); when the recalcitrants together with those chiefs
who helped them (to abscond from their rightful services) are found, brand
them with tattoo marks and send them all to do the religious service.
Hluttaw took up the case and found that in 1783 Record there are 180 persons
listed as the Servants of Religion attached to the said pagoda but there are
also 220 unlisted men; from these 1+00, only (120 of the listed) and 120 of
the unlisted are working at the pagoda while the remaining 160 are absent.
Order:( 1) Add the names of unlisted men in the list of Servants of the
Religion in the pagoda stone inscription and no one shall made
any objection when these men are sent back to the charge of their
former chief at (Sagaing) Rajamanicula pagoda.
( 2) Send instructions to Khanti Chief in accordance with the statement
made by his men Nga Kyaw Dun; send Nga Kyaw Dun back to his master
together with Nga Aung Hla.
This Order was passed on 2 January 1807 and proclaimed by Baya Kyaw Htin,
Liaison Officer.
3 January 1807
Order: Nga Khine and Nga Aing of Pyaw Bwe village are exempted from being
pressed into service (as fighting men); Nga Thaw, Master of Puppet-
Show, shall take charge of them.
This Order was passed on 3 January 1807 and proclaimed by Nga Pa, Liaison
Officer.
1+ January 1807
Order:( 1) Men sent from the troops at Mong Sut forces shall return to Mong
Sut.
( 2) Tributes and men who brought them, viz. Maha Wun, his brother Mat
Wun and Assistant Minister Ainda Set, Thai Minister Baya Pain Pi
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Hsan, shall be sent to (Min Gin where His Majesty is now residing).
( 3) Hluttaw shall send two men from Manipura with a guide to the
residence of Kyi Wun - Officer of Granaries.
( U) Asaung Myè Mumat - Officers in Attendance, who had been punished
shall return all their titles, insignias of rank and towns and
villages which they held in fief; they are not allowed to come to
palace any more.
This Order was passed on H January 1807 and proclaimed by Liaison Officer -
cum - Chief of Caduceus Bearers.
Note : See ROB 26 March 1807 on Thai minister and ROB 5 January 1807 and ROB
6 January 1807 on officers dismissed from office and punished.
5 January 1807
Order :( 1) Shwe Pyi So - Officer of Golden City, shall take charge of men who
had been punished for being flippant in night duty of palace
apartments; they are not wanted here in Min Gun; pull down their
houses in Min Gun.
( 2) Letwè Win Hmu - Chief of North Palace Guards, and Letya Win Hmu -
Chief of South Palace Guards, who were responsible to check palace
apartment night duty, failed to do so; dismiss them from their
offices and send them back to Amarapura; appoint new men in their
places.
( 3) Prince Sagaing, Prince Toungoo, Prince Pagan, Prince Pakhan and
Prince Mong Mit shall confer with Hluttaw and select men from
Royal 150 to fill the vacancies in palace night duty; submit the
list of selected men.
( U) Nga Kyaw and Nga Hlwan held boat licences to use the main riverway
for trade in 20 big boats and 110 small boats (fully armed and
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free of tax) with an agreement to supply annually a certain number
of guns to the King; guns were supplied as agreed upon; now that
they had stopped the trade, they applied for permission to surrender
the licenses and stop the supply of guns; Nga Kyaw and Nga Hlwan
shall surrender the licences and stop the supply of guns.
(■5) Those who had been punished for negligence of night duty shall
surrender all property given to them at the time of His Majesty's
ascendency.
( 6) Make all preparations necessary for His Majesty's return to the
capital city on 6 January 180T and submit the list of courtiers, etc.
who would join the trip.
( 7) Princesses holding in fief Yin Daw, Tayoke and Thabye Hla shall go
today in small sampans to the capital city.
This Order was passed on 5 January 1807 and proclaimed by Yaza Nawyatha,
Liaison Officer.
Note: See ROB U January 1807 and 6 January 1807 about those who were punished
for negligence of night duty.
6 January 1807
Order :( 1) Cremation of the remains of North Queen shall be done as it had
been done with the remains of Dowager Queen Mother; Nay Myo
Kyaw Htin, Wun Dauk - Assistant Minister, shall take charge of some
of the funeral preparations; all princes and ministers and their
wives shall put on white dress on this sad occasion; Prince Pakhan
and Prince Mong Mit shall come (to Amarapura) to be in time to
attend the funeral.
( 2) Those who had been punished for negligance of night duty are
pardoned; they shall resume their former duties.
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( 3) Sin Wun - Officer of Elephants, who holds Nan Myo in fief together
with other ministers and officers who have been given the guard
duty shall remain in Min Gun.
This Order was passed on 6 January 1807 and proclaimed by Nga Pa, Liaison
Officer.
Note : See ROB 7 January 1807 on Queen's funeral and ROB U January 1807 and
5 January 1807 on negligence of night duty.
7 January 1807
Order :( 1) Prince Sagaing, Princess of White Elephant, Prince Makkhaya, Prince
Mindon and Prince Hlaing shall wait to collect a few remaining
bones after cremating the remains of North Queen; then (except
Princess of White Elephant) they shall go to the place where the
the last of the remains are finally disposed.
( 2) Crown Prince, all princes, all ministers and officers high and low
shall attend the funeral until its last moment is over but
princesses and wives of ministers, etc. shall return to their own
places after the cremation.
( 3) Keep the things used in the funeral including the remains of sweet
smelling wood in Amway Daik - Warehouse of Things left by the
Departed.
This Order was passed on 7 January 1807 and proclaimed by Yaza Nawyatha,
Liaison Officer.
Note : See also ROB 6 January 1807 on the funeral of North Queen.
7 January 1807
Order :( 1) Royal Granaries are now too old to store paddy from the Royal Lands
of Aung Pinle produced in 1806 harvest; granaries of Crown Prince,
Prince Sagaing, princes and princesses have some more space
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