Rakhine Razawin Thit
Myanmar (Burmese) historical document
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rakhine Razawin Thit (Burmese: ရခိုင် ရာဇဝင်သစ်, Burmese pronunciation: [ɹəkʰàiɴ jàzəwɪ̀ɴ ðɪʔ], Arakanese pronunciation: [ɹəkʰàiɴ ɹàzəwɔ̃ɴ ðɪʔ]) or the New Chronicle of Arakan, is a Burmese chronicle covering the history of Arakan from time immemorial to the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826). The author was Ven. Sandamala Linkara (Pali: Candamālālaṅkāra), the Sayadaw (Chief Abbot) of Dakkhina Vihara Rama Buddhist Monastery in Ranbye Kyun in then British Burma. Published in 1931, it is a compilation of all extant prior Arakanese chronicles in a single narrative.[1] The original 1931 publication consisted of seven volumes. The first four volumes were published in a single enlarged volume in 1997 and the remaining three were published in another enlarged volume in 1999.[2]
Cover of the first volume of the 1997 reprint | |
| Author | Sandamala Linkāra (Candamālālaṅkāra) |
|---|---|
| Original title | ရခိုင် ရာဇဝင်သစ် |
| Language | Burmese |
| Series | Arakanese chronicles |
| Genre | Chronicle, History |
Publication date | 1931 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 7 volumes |