The question of ‘China’ in Burmese chronicles

Historical studies of Burma–China relations have emphasised warfare, seen from the perspective of Chinese sources. One commonly studied event is the thirteenth-century Mongol invasion of Bagan. Burmese sources describe the flight of King Narathihapate (1257–87) from the Mongols, thus earning the Bur...

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Main Author: Goh, Geok Yian
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Published: 2015
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1071792019-12-06T22:26:04Z The question of ‘China’ in Burmese chronicles Goh, Geok Yian School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities::History::Asia Historical studies of Burma–China relations have emphasised warfare, seen from the perspective of Chinese sources. One commonly studied event is the thirteenth-century Mongol invasion of Bagan. Burmese sources describe the flight of King Narathihapate (1257–87) from the Mongols, thus earning the Burmese epithet ‘Taruppye’. ‘Tarup’ now refers to the Chinese, but the identities of the people and region to which the term applies have not been constant. This paper discusses the question of the identity of ‘Tarup’ in the Burmese chronicles. Accepted version 2015-05-11T13:53:43Z 2019-12-06T22:26:04Z 2015-05-11T13:53:43Z 2019-12-06T22:26:04Z 2010 2010 Journal Article Goh, G. Y. (2010). The question of ‘China’ in Burmese chronicles. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 41(1), 125-152. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107179 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25507 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022463409990282 145005 en Journal of Southeast Asian Studies © 2010 The National University of Singapore (Published by Cambridge University Press). This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Cambridge University Press. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022463409990282]. application/pdf
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description Historical studies of Burma–China relations have emphasised warfare, seen from the perspective of Chinese sources. One commonly studied event is the thirteenth-century Mongol invasion of Bagan. Burmese sources describe the flight of King Narathihapate (1257–87) from the Mongols, thus earning the Burmese epithet ‘Taruppye’. ‘Tarup’ now refers to the Chinese, but the identities of the people and region to which the term applies have not been constant. This paper discusses the question of the identity of ‘Tarup’ in the Burmese chronicles.
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