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(1985), 2: 1-80 Is Title Summary of Each Order in English Author(s) THAN, TUN THE ROYAL ORDERS OF BURMA, A.D. 1598-1885 (1985), Citation 2: 1-80 Issue Date 1985 URL http://hdl.handle.net/2433/173788 Right Type Departmental Bulletin Paper Textversion publisher Kyoto University THE ROYAL ORDERS OF BURMA, AD 1598-1885; PART II, AD 1649-1750 SUMMARY 29 October 1550 Order:( 1) Made Zayyawadi strong. ( 2) Consult the oracles before mounting an attack on Toungoo. ( 3) Now that the oracles being favourable, prepare the attack. This Order was proclaimed by Daw Banya on 29 October 1550. Note : One brother of Thamain Saw Htut, Lord of Sittang, assassinated King Mintaya Shwe Hti on 1 May 1550 (Hmannan,II,1967,p.257) and Thamain Saw Htut made himself king, assuming the title of Thamain Sakka Waw. Tuyin Thiha brought the news to Bayin Naung who was on some military expedition at Dala. Bayin Naung (who was soon to become king) had some. forces with him and he knew that he would have to fight his way to the throne. He marched north along the Sittang valley and stopped at a place about twenty miles from Toungoo and named that place Zayyawadi. He attacked and captured Toungoo on 11 January 1551, Frome on 30 August 1551 and finally he appeared at Hanthawaddy which he took on 12 March 1552. (See Than Tun : "Historical Information in the Early Mon Inscriptions", the Universities Pyinnya Padetha, IV,iv,December 1969, pp.37-67) 30 November 1551 Order: ( 1) Aftel!":·the conquest of Frome (on 30 August 1551) and taking advantage of disunity among the people at Hanthawaddy Pegu, made preparations to go and attack it by the water route. ( 2) Prince Frome shall take a force against Dala. This Order was procalimed by Daw Banya on 30 November 1551. 17 June 1565 Order:( 1) Minister Thadothiri Maha U Zana shall report immediately why the Chiengmai campaign, launched in October 1564, could -1- not have a quick success as it had been expected. ( 2') The Minister shall explain his lack of personal supervision in this expedition. This Order was proclaimed by Daw Banya on 17 June 1565. Note : The Chiengmai campaign, started on 22 October 1564, was led by King Hanthawaddy Hsinbyushin himself. As there was a serious slave rising at Hanthawaddy, he left Chiengmai on 10 April 1565 and got back at Hanthawaddy on 8 May 1565. One thousand slaves were killed and another one thousand of them were captured. Only seventy of their leaders were executed. (See Than Tun : "Ayut"ia Men in the Service of Burmese Kings, 16th & 17th Centuries", Tonan Ajia Kenkyu (Southeast Asian Studies), XXI,iv,March 1984,pp.400-8) 3 April 1568 A Buddhist mission from Srilanka arrived. Six novices who came with the mission requested permission to have them ordained Buddhist monks. One man of the mission wanted to become a novice. Order:( 1) Teach the novices and the man from Thein Go the necessary lessons before the ordination service and the noviciate initiation respectively. ( 2) Give them proper dress and retinue when they come for their respective ceremonies on 2 December 1568. ( 3) Give a feast to 57 senior monks after the ceremonies. This Order was proclaimed by Nay Maindara on 3 April 1568. Note : On 12 May 1568, King Hanthawaddy Hsinbyushin knew that Thialand had rebelled.(Hmannan,II 1967,p.393) He led a campaign against Ayut'ia on 11 October 1568 (Hnn, II, p.402) and Ayut'ia fell on 31 July 1569.(Hnn,II, p.418) As the ordination service was scheduled on 2 December 1568, the king would not be able to attend it. -2- 5 April 1568 It was impossible to stop crimes altogether ln an empire as wide as that of King Hanthawaddy Hsinbyushin. When there ever was a crime, a punishment was made accordingly. The king could not avoid it. Order:( 1) Do not punish the crimes in connection with the king's property. All such crimes are condoned. ( 2) Ministers shall remind the king when he forgets this and orders anyone to be punished for sedition, etc. without ( 3) Duties of the Palace Defense must be carried outLany relent. ( 4) Those found to be negligent of this duty would be exiled. This Order was proclaimed by Nay Maindara on 5 April 1568. 10 April 1568 In the list of families taken in ?1483, it was found that a man and his grandchildren were grouped as of one family while his son was mentioned as the head of another family. This is not correct. Order:( 1) Put four generations, i.e. a man, his children, his grand- children and his great-grandchildren under one family in the list of families now to be collected. ( 2) Mention clearly the relationship of each person entered in the list with the head of the family together with the information that whether he or she is adult or child. Note : When a fighting force like a Thwe Thauk (Infantry) or Thay Nat (Guns) is organised, the list of family of each member of the group is taken with particulars as to name, sex, birth·d~y and age of the member, the names of his parents, his wife, his in-laws, his children, etc. with classification as to Kya Gyi (Male Adult), Kya Nge (Male Child), Ma Gyi {Female Adult) and MaNge (Female Child) as the case may be.This is the first Order we ever find instructing how a family -3- list is to be taken ln a group of presumably the fighting men. March 1569 It is important to check the varlous organizations of the fighting forces often so that a man of one group would not have a chance to neglect his duty by getting himself lost in another group which he considered better than his own. To have these forces well organized so that they would be available at short notice, is also in keeping with the kingly duties of defending the life and property of all the subject people and to support the Religion. Order:( 1) Administer the oath of allegiance to all men of the fighting forces. ( 2) Administer the oath of allegiance to the common folk called Athi living in areas called Maha Dan Tike Myauk Hpet Tike Nga Soe Tike Hsin Chay Tike and Twin Thin Tike. ( 3) Recruit men from the Athi of these areas into the forces. ( 4) Stop asking any levies or collecting any old debts from ~hese recruits. fighting ( 5) Enlist the sons or grandsons of theLmen who had attained puberty recently, into the Thay Nat (Guns). ( 6) Allow the leaders of these fighting forces to use uniforms, etc. befitting their status. This Order was proclaimed by Daw Banya on March 1569. Note : The king was away from the capital city on a campaign against Ayut'ia (which he took on 31 July 1569), when this order was passed. The mention of Yadana Thein Hka as one of the places of Myauk Hpet Tike is an anachronism here. -4- 20 February 1570 Saopha of Hsenwi reported that there were encroachments upon the territories of Hsenwi and Chiehgmai by the neighbouring states of Siwi and Khanti. Order: Banya Dala with a contingent of 30 elephants, 300 horses and 1,000 men, Banya Set with 30 elephants, 300 horses and 1,000 men, shall march against the enemies. This Order was proclaimed by Nay Maindara on 20 February 1570. Note : King Hanthawaddy ~sinbyushin was on the Viencheng campaign when he passed this and another Order of 6 October 1570. (See Hmannan, II 1967, pp.423-33) (25) July 157(0) Makers of gold foils were given 1 tical of gold (equal to the weight of 160 seeds called Yway) and they produced only 8 to 9 packets of foils. In addition to this, the purity of gold was also decreased from 24 carats to 18. There was much dishonesty. The wages they took, however, was far too high. They deserved severe punishments. Order:( 1)Commute the death penalty given to the makers of gold foils with lashings in the public. 2) Nga Hpyu,the San Gaing (Person responsible to maintain the quality of the product), is dismissed from his position and appoint Wunna Thura in his place. ( 3) Fix how much weight of gold of a certain purity could produce how much foils at a certain given wage and any disparity to the given standard would be given which kind of punishment. This Order was proclaimed by Daw Banya on (25) July 157(0). -5- Note : King Hanthawaddy Hsinbyushin left Hanthawaddy on 11 October 1568 (Hmannan,II 1967,p.402) on a campaign against Ayut'ia and he captured Ayut'ia on 31 July 1569 (Hnn,II,p.418). From Ayut'ia, he went to Vi en chang on 14 October 1569 (Hnn ,II ,p_ • .'+23) and he was back at Hanthawaddy only on 11 June 1570 (Hnn,II,p.433). In all probability this order would have been given on 25 July 1570 when he gave 35.30 vlss (128.845 lbs / 58.442803 kg) of silver (which was his body weight) for gold to gilt the Maha Zedi (Hnn,II,p.433). 6 October 1570 Order: Prince Sagaing and Prince Badon shall each lead a contingent of 30 elephants, 300 horses and 1,000 men against Siwi and Khanti and strike the enemy with all vehemence. This Order was proclaimed by Nay Maindara on 6 October 1570. 6 September 1573 Order:( 1) Maha Min Gaung shall take command of the following twelve contingents and march them to Mong Pai to suppress a Karenni rebellion which was raging ln alliance with Vienchang.
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