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Burmese Administrative Cycles
Anarchy and Conquest, c. 1580-1760
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2014
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This book is the first detailed study of administration and politics in premodern Burma and one of the few works of its kind for mainland Southeast Asia.
Originally published in 1984.
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Frontmatter
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CONTENTS
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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ABBREVIATIONS
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TRANSCRIPTIONS, DATES, TERMS, AND NOTES
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INTRODUCTION
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CHAPTER ONE. DECLINE AND RESTORATION OF THE TOUNGOO EMPIRE, C. 1580-1635
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CHAPTER TWO. THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT IN THE RESTORED EMPIRE
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CHAPTER THREE. THE DECLINE OF ROYAL AUTHORITY IN THE NUCLEAR ZONE, 1648-1752
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CHAPTER FOUR. AVA'S LOSS OF CONTROL OVER THE OUTER ZONES, 1660-1752
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CHAPTER FIVE. ALAUNG-HPAYA'S REINTEGRATION, 1752-1760
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CONCLUSIONS AND ANALOGIES
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Appendix I. List of Toungoo and Early Κòn-baung Kings
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Appendix II. A Note on Major Sources
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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INDEX
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Keywords for this book
Myanmar; Edict; Tax; Upper Burma; Lower Burma; Chiang Mai; Nyaungyan Min; The Irrawaddy; Appanage; Manipur; Ruler; Alaungpaya; Principality; Vassal; Warfare; First Toungoo Empire; Narai; Naresuan; Phetracha; Than Tun; Dynastic cycle; Taksin; White elephant; Ekkathat; The Other Hand; Southeast Asia; Ralph Fitch; Qing dynasty; Mangrai; Mongkut; Bayinnaung; Slavery; Moral economy; Superiority (short story); Sultanism; Police action; Shwebo; Cultivator; Wang Gungwu; Punitive expedition; Eunuch; British rule in Burma; Banditry; Buddhism; V.; Insurgency; Borommakot; Taungoo Dynasty; Colonialism; Refugee; Commoner; Reprisal; New class; Suzerainty; Mr.; Sovereignty; Ming dynasty; Sultan Agung of Mataram; Charnvit Kasetsiri; Corvée; Northern Expedition; Deportation; Hill tribe (Thailand); Airlangga; Decentralization; Dutch East India Company; Strategic goal (military); Yadaya; Ahom kingdom; Samuel Purchas
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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
