Tun Aung Chain
Burmese historian and academic
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Saw Tun Aung Chain (Burmese: စောထွန်းအောင်ချိန်) is a Burmese historian and academic at the University of Yangon, known for his scholarship on Burmese history.
Harvard University
Tun Aung Chain | |
|---|---|
ထွန်းအောင်ချိန် | |
| Born | 1933 (age 92–93) Mergui, British Burma (now Myeik, Myanmar) |
| Parent | Ba Than Chain |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Rangoon Harvard University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Historian |
Sub-discipline | Burmese history |
| Institutions | University of Yangon |
Early life and education
Tun Aung Chain was born in 1933, in the southern town of Mergui, British Burma (now Myeik, Myanmar).[1] Tun's father, Ba Than Chain, was a civil surgeon from Bassein (now Pathein).[1] Tun was raised in Bassein, and matriculated from the Kothabyu S'gaw Karen High School, a Christian missionary school, in 1949.[1]
He went onto graduate from the University of Rangoon with a bachelor's degree in history in 1954, winning the Moay Twe Main Gold Medal for standing first in his class.[1] Tun attended Harvard University after graduation on a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship, earning a master's degree in Oriental studies in 1957.[1]
Academic career
Tun spent the bulk of his academic career at the University of Rangoon, with the exception of a five-year stint at the University of Mandalay.[1] He became a Professor in 1978, and retired in 1993 from the university.[1]
During his career, Tun served as a visiting fellow at a number of universities, including the School of Oriental and African Studies of London University, Cornell University and Chulalongkorn University.[1] He also served in the Myanmar Historical Commission.[2]
Tun's nonfiction book, Broken Glass: Pieces of Myanmar History, won a Sayawun Tin Shwe Award in 2014.[3] In 2018, he was awarded a Myanmar National Literature Award for lifetime achievement, alongside Tin Maung Myint.[4]
Publications
- Shwedagon (1996)
- Selected Writings of Tun Aung Chain (2004)
- Broken Glass: Pieces of Myanmar History (2004)
- Chronicle of Ayutthaya : a translation of the Yodaya Yazawin (2005)
- A Chronicle of the Mons (2010)
- Texts and Images: Glimpses of Myanmar History (2011)
- Flowing Waters: Dipping into Myanmar History (2013)
- The Great Chronicle 1597-1711 by U Kala (translation) (2016)
- Founders (2021)[2]