Than Swe (historian)
Burmese historian
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Than Swe (Burmese: သန်းဆွေ; born 28 November 1941) is a Burmese historian, writer, and a former deputy Minister of Culture of Myanmar.[1] He writes under the pen name Maung Than Swe (Dawei) (မောင်သန်းဆွေ (ထားဝယ်)). He is known for his writings on Burmese history, specializing on the Konbaung period. His well-known works include Konbaung Shindan (Discourse on the Konbaung Period) and Konbaung Alun (Beyond Konbaung). He has published over 50 books during his career.[2] He has also served as vice-chairman of the Myanmar History Commission.[3][4][5] In 2013, he won the Thuta Swezon Literature Award for history with the book Hti Thadin, Nan Thadin.[6]
Than Swe | |
|---|---|
မောင်သန်းဆွေ | |
| Deputy Minister of Culture of Myanmar | |
| In office 2012–2015 | |
| Vice-chairman of the Myanmar History Commission | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1941 |
| Parent(s) | U Su (father) Shwe Shwe (mother) |
| University of Rangoon | |
| Occupation | Historian, writer, minister |
Works
Over 50 books including:[7]
- Ratnagiri Khayi-the (Ratnagiri Traveller)
- The Royal Audiences
- Konbaung Alun (Beyond Konbaung)
- Konbaung Shindan (Discourse on the Konbaung Period)
- Nanmadaw Me Nu Shindan (Discourse on Queen Nanmadaw Me Nu)
- The Moon Princess Sao Sanda (ကမ္ဘောဇ မင်းသမီးလေး စဝ်စန္ဒာ)[8]
- Hna-lon-tha San-Ein (The Love Story of Katya & the Prince of Siam)
- Hti Thadin, Nan Thadin ("Palace News")