AMARAPURA

ŭˌməräpooˈrä, town (1981 est. pop. 10,600), Mandalay division, central Myanmar, on the Ayeyarwady River. It is a silk-weaving center and has varied handicraft industries. Amarapura was founded in 1782 and was twice (1783–1823 and 1837–60) the capital of Myanmar. Its royal palace, great temples, and fortifications are now in ruins.

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books on: Amarapura  - 43 results

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A History of South-East Asia
Book by D. G. E. Hall; Macmillan, 1955
Subjects: Asia, Southeastern--History
...of Oriental and African Studies, London 414 RECEPTION OF BRITISH ENVOY AT THE PALACE AT AMARAPURA from Michael Symes, Mission to Ava, London, 1880 Photo, School of Oriental and African Studies, London 506...
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The Making of Burma
Book by Dorothy Woodman; Cresset Press, 1962
Subjects: Burma--History
...ceremonies when negotiating with Burmese Ministers, and when he failed to receive honours to which he was not entitled, he left Amarapura in disgust and of his own accord. The authorities in Fort William subsequently sent an apologetic letter to the Court at...
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The Making of Modern Burma
Book by Thant Myint-U; Cambridge University Press, 2001
Subjects: Burma--History--19th Century
...to populate his fathers new capital of Amarapura, the Immortal City. Earlier imperial...increased. By the turn of the century, Amarapura had become deeply concerned with the...point of tension between Calcutta and Amarapura was to be Arakan. The Burmese occupation...
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Southeast Asian Warfare, 1300-1900
Book by Michael W. Charney; Brill, 2004
Subjects: Military Art And Science--Asia, Southeastern--History, Weapons--Asia, Southeastern--History
...mural painting at Paga 114 Figure 14: River boats at Amarapura in early nineteenth century temple mural painting 115...draft animals in an early nineteenth-century temple mural at Amarapura 205 Figure 21: Thai solid wheel cart 209 Figure...
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The Burman: His Life and Notions
Book by Shway Yoe, Sir James George Scott; Macmillan and co., limited, 1910
Subjects: Burma--Social Life And Customs
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journal articles on: Amarapura  - 3 results

 
 
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Origins and Development of the Field of Prehistory in Burma
Journal article by Michael A. Aung-Thwin; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 40, 2001
Subjects: Archaeology--Myanmar, Myanmar--Antiquities, Prehistoric peoples--Myanmar
...central Burma, most well known of which are Taungthaman in Amarapura, Taungbyon in Mandalay, Letpan Chay Baw in Nyaung-U/Pagan...Burma is apparently Taungthaman, just outside the city of Amarapura, one of Burmas capitals built in the eighteenth century, located...
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Nyaung-Gan: A Preliminary Note on a Bronze Age Cemetery near Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)
Journal article by Elizabeth Moore, Pauk Pauk; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 40, 2001
Subjects: Bronze age--Myanmar, Myanmar--Antiquities
...regarded as Pyu artifacts, although they have been recovered at Halin. However, there are stone rings from Taungthaman, near Amarapura, where iron is also reported. Rings have been found at many sites in the Central Zone divisions of Mandalay, Sagaing, and...
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The Origins of Bagan: New Dates and Old Inhabitants
Journal article by Bob Hudson, Nyein Lwin, Win Maung; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 40, 2001
Subjects: Cities and towns, Ruined, extinct, etc.--Myanmar, Pagan, Myanmar--Antiquities
...museums or to other cities, notably by King Bodawpaya (1781-1819) who collected inscription stones to keep at his domain at Amarapura (ASB 1917:16). One of the earliest of these relating to Bagan appears to have had a date of A.D. 1058, recording a dedication...


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magazine articles on: Amarapura  - 2 results

 
 
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Good Company
Magazine article by Geet Sharm Jensen; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 291, May 2003
...as the tinkling pagoda spires in my Amarapura, my home town. I was reaching for the...banana trees we planted along our little Amarapura creek must be tall and heavy with fruit...sweeter than anything our yellow soil in Amarapura ever produced? And are not the farmers...
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A Good Country: A Short Story
Magazine article by Geeta Sharma Jensen; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 291, May 2003
...as the tinkling pagoda spires in my Amarapura, my home town. I was reaching for the...banana trees we planted along our little Amarapura creek must be tall and heavy with fruit...sweeter than anything our yellow soil in Amarapura ever produced? And are not the farmers...


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newspaper articles on: Amarapura  - 3 results

 
 
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When the Road to Mandalay Is a Boat
Newspaper article by Richard Slusser; The Washington Times, April 19, 1998
Subjects: Myanmar
...very old bridge made of teak planks and supports. The bridge, almost a mile long across a lake, connects the old area of Amarapura and a small village. The lake almost disappears during the dry season but becomes flooded when the rains come. For the moment...
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Last Ghost of the British Empire; A PLACE IN THE COUNTRY: The Junta Have Built a New Capital, Nay Pyi Taw, Left, among Paddy Fields in a Remote Part of Burma CHILD LABOUR: A Boy Carries a Basket of Rocks in Mandalay
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), December 14, 2008
Subjects: Comedians, Rocks
...brassy, stunning heat, carrying them on to barges for piece- rate wages of less than a penny a load. By the serene lake at Amarapura, amputees beg with their crude artificial limbs lying next to their sore stumps. One of the loveliest prospects, the misty...
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A Fantasy Paradise in Chiang Mai
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, April 17, 2005
...wellness program which can be personalized according to the guests needs. It is designed after the Burmese teakwood palace in Amarapura (meaning "City of Immortality") in Myanmar. Dr. Suchada Marwah, the spa director, has worked in alternative medicine and...


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encyclopedia articles on: Amarapura  - 3 results

 
 
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Amarapura
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AMARAPURA u m rapoo ra, town (1981 est. pop. 10,600), Mandalay division, central Myanmar, on the Ayeyarwady River. It is a silk-weaving center and has varied handicraft industries. Amarapura was founded in 1782 and was twice (1783 1823 and 1837 60) the capital of Myanmar. Its royal palace, great temples, and...
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Ava , Village, Myanmar
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...km) S of Mandalay. Founded in 1364, it was the capital of a dynasty of Burmese kings until 1783 (when it was replaced by Amarapura ) and again from 1823 to 1837. Only ruins remain of its former greatness. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia...
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Mandalay
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...branch lines to Lashio and Myitkyina. As a city it dates from c.1850. It was the capital of the Burman kingdom, replacing Amarapura , from 1860 to 1885, when it was annexed to British Burma. A Buddhist religious center, the city is noted for the Arakan pagoda...


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