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Maurice Collis
Maurice Stewart Collis (10 January 1889 – 12 January 1973) was an administrator in Burma (Myanmar) when it was part of the British Empire, and afterwards a writer on Southeast Asia, China and other historical subjects. Provided by WikipediaSiamese White /
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The book is about the career of Samuel White during his stay in the Siam region, which is the modern-day Thailand. White was declared the ruler of Siam under James II of England. The book contains a description of the Anglo-Siamese War, which was conducted in the year 1687-88, which was between the English East India Company and the Kingdom of Siam. The book also contains a letter from White related to his kinsmen, preserved in the Bath Municipal Library, which dates back to 1683.
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1 online resource (364 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004752351
The Land of the Great Image : Being Experiences of Friar Manrique in Arakan /
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This volume is based on the memoirs of the Augustinian friar Sebastien Manrique's expedition to South and Southeast Asia from ad 1590-1600. The biographical account begins with the intricate details about the Portuguese colony of Goa, which Manrique calls 'Golden Goa'. The author narrates Manrique's visit to a Jesuit-run hospital in Goa, his pilgrimage to Bom Jesus Basilica, and the embalmed mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier, the revered Roman Catholic saint of Goa. The memoir describes the Jesuit missionary's visit to the Mughal court under Akbar, Manrique's meeting with Roberto de Nobili and other Augustinian friars, and his visit to Bengal, around Hooghly, where an Augustinian monastery was located. The later part of this book contains his visit to the Burmese court and the vivid description of it, the assassination of the Arakanese monarch Thiri-Thu Dhamma, and the murder of Manrique himself. This book is highly important for studying the period of the Mughals and Arakanese Mrauk-U Kingdom from the late sixteenth to the early seventeenth century.
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1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004752344