Hmawbi Saya Thein ( my, မော်ပီဆရာသိန်း, ; 1862–1942) was a
Burmese writer
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, p ...
, known for his articles on Burmese culture and history.
In his travels around the country Thein collected many historical artifacts, manuscripts, traditions and oral history related to Burmese history and culture. Based on his research and collection, he wrote many articles about Burmese culture and history in magazines in
colonial Burma
(Burmese language, Burmese)
, conventional_long_name = Colony of Burma
, common_name = Burma
, era = Colonial era
, event_start = First Anglo-Burmese War
, year_start = 1824
, date_star ...
. Many of the articles were later collected, some posthumously, and published in book form.
Works
* ''A Crazy Man's Shoulder Bag'': A collection of anecdotes that used to be required reading in the school curriculum.
* ''An Oral Chronicle'': Purported oral history passed down from father to son about events in the court of King
Bagyidaw
Bagyidaw ( my, ဘကြီးတော်, ; also known as Sagaing Min, ; 23 July 1784 – 15 October 1846) was the seventh king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma from 1819 until his abdication in 1837. Prince of Sagaing, as he was commonly known ...
of the
Konbaung Dynasty
The Konbaung dynasty ( my, ကုန်းဘောင်ခေတ်, ), also known as Third Burmese Empire (တတိယမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်) and formerly known as the Alompra dynasty (အလောင်းဘ ...
.
References
Burmese writers
1862 births
1942 deaths
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