Pawtugi Yazawin Explained

Pawtugi Yazawin
Author:	Father Ignacio de Brito and Johannes Moses (Baba Sheen)
Country:	Kingdom of Burma
Language:	Burmese
Series:	Burmese chronicles
Genre:	Chronicle, History
Release Date:	early 19th century

Pawtugi Yazawin (Burmese: ပေါ်တူဂီ ရာဇဝင်) is a Burmese chronicle that covers the history of the Portuguese, especially their rule at Syriam (Thanlyin) from 1599 to 1613. The oral history was first compiled in the early 19th century by Father Ignacio de Brito and Johannes Moses (Baba Sheen).^{[1] [2]} It was first published in 1918 in Yangon.^[3]

It is the first and only chronicle to claim that Natshinnaung converted to Roman Catholicism.^[1]

Bibliography

• Book: Harvey, G. E.. History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824 . Frank Cass & Co. Ltd . 1925 . London.
• Than Htut . U . U Thaw Kaung . Myanmar Historical Fiction and Their Historical Context . Manusya: Journal of Humanities . 3 . 2003 . Bangkok . Chulalongkorn University.

Notes and References

1. Than Htut and Thaw Kaung 2003: 99
2. (Harvey 1925: xvi–xvii) speculates that the chronicle was "probably within a generation of De Brito's death (1613)."
3. Than Htut and Thaw Kaung 2003: 105