Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha Explained

Most Glorious Order of Truth (Thudhamma Thingaha)
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Awarded By:	President of Myanmar
Type:	Order
Established:	2.9.1948
Country:	Myanmar
Higher:	None
Lower:	Pyidaungsu Sithu Thingaha

The Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha or the Order of Thiri Thudhamma (Burmese: သီရိသုဓမ္မသင်္ဂဟ, Thirí Thúdanma Thingăhá;, from Pali: sudhamma saṅgaha) was the highest Burmese commendation during the AFPFL era.^[1] In that day, Burmese orders could be also used as titles.Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha was founded on 2 September 1948. It is awarded in three classes:

1. Agga Maha Thiri Thudhamma  - Grand Commander
2. Sado Thiri Thudhamma  - Grand Officer
3. Maha Thiri Thudhamma  - Companion

The first class consisted of a gold braided salwe worn over the right shoulder and across the breast with two badges of the order appended in the front, and also a large gold enamelled breast star. The second class consisted a single, breast star similar to the first class but smaller. Third class was a badge, worn from a ribbon around the neck. Generally speaking, the first class was conferred to the Head of State of the Union of Burma (1948 - 1962) and the Heads of State and Heads of Governments from other countries.

Recipients

• U Ba U, Second President of Burma  - Grand Commander
• Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand  - Grand Commander 1960
• John Sydenham Furnivall, Burma public servant and historian  - Grand Commander 1949
• Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia  - Grand Commander 1958^[2]
• Louis Mountbatten  - Grand Commander 1956^[3]
• Sao Shwe Thaik, First President of Burma  - Grand Commander
• Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia  - Grand Commander 1954
• Norodom Suramarit, King of Cambodia  - Grand Commander
• Marshal Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav President  - Grand Commander^[4]
• Thein Sein, Eighth President of Burma  - Grand Commander
• U Win Maung, Third President of Burma  - Grand Commander
• Zhou Enlai, First Premier of PRC, China  - Grand Commander

See also

• Order of Burma
• Maha Thiri Thudhamma
• Pyidaungsu Sithu Thingaha
• Salwe

Notes and References

1. Book: Burma . Burma Dept. of Information and Broadcasting . 1956 . Director of Information, Union of Burma . 4–6 . 2008-11-03.
2. Book: ከበደ . በሪሁን . am:የአፄ ኃይለሥላሴ ታሪክ . September 21, 1993 . አርቲስቲክ ማተሚያ ቤት . Addis Ababa . 985. am. The story of Emperor Haile Selassie.
3. Book: Ziegler, Philip . From Shore to Shore . 1989 . Collins . 978-0-00-217606-4 . 17–18 . 2008-11-03.
4. 8 January 1955 . PREDSJEDNIK TITO ODLIKOVAN najvećim burmanskim odlikovanjem . Slobodna Dalmacija . 3080 . 1.