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Paya Lanma (Lords Highway) over the Yoma (Yakhine Range)Than Tun (Mandalay University)
7/7/2001
From the monastery of Thakhoottane in Monywa area, we got a black paper manuscript entitled Sakkaraj 1146 mha 1148 atwan: Kusuiltoau (Royal Deeds of Merit during 1724-1726). It enlists the various stages when the Great Image Mahanmni was brought from Kyauktaw to its present site. The record begins with a royal Edict to go west and bring back the Great Image.
The Crown Prince together with Prince Zagu and Prince Kama are to march in full force of elephants and horses against Dhannavati the City of Yakhine, and having captured the City, they are to bring the Mahamuni here.
In fact the Edict amounts to ordering a military campaign against the king of Yakhine. Without defeating that monarch the removal of the Great Image was impossible. With the Crown Prince as the Commander-in-Chief, four routes were marked for the campaign:
1. U Yin Pu Route from Ba Daung,
2. Lin Ba Day Route from Myan Aung,
3. Min Don Route from Kama and
4. Maw Din Ga Yit (Sea) Route from Pathein.
The Commander-in-Chief went by the first route. The chronology of the campaign is:
| Date |
Month |
Year |
Event |
| 16 |
October |
1784 |
Royal Edict to bring back the Mahamuni; war-like preparations were already done and as soon as the Edict to bring back the Mahamuni was issued, the campaign was launched. |
| 25 |
October |
1784 |
The main body of the army arrived at Pyay. |
| 28 |
October |
1784 |
The army crossed over the Ayeyawadi and reached Ba Daung. |
| 25 |
November |
1784 |
Left Ba Daung |
| 2 |
December |
1784 |
Reached Taung Goke; it was renamed Onmrebhummi |
| 31 |
December |
1784 |
King Samataraja left his capital city. |
| 20 |
January |
1785 |
Mrauk-U, the calpital city of Yakine taken; the Crown Prince issued an order to start the work on moving the Mahamuni to Amarapura with ten thousand men under Nemyui : Kyoauthan Jeyasu (Atwinwun of the Crown Prince) and Siridevakyoausu (Thit Taw Wun) |
| 22 |
January |
1785 |
The image was put on a carriage to be moved to the Kaladan river bank. |
| 24 |
January |
1785 |
The image was put on a raft and floated down the Kaladan river |
| 25 |
January |
1785 |
The Burmese Army started the return trip to Amarapura. |
| 26 |
January |
1785 |
The raft carrying the image reached Talak |
| 27 |
January |
1785 |
The raft carrying the image reached An. |
| 28 |
January |
1785 |
The raft carrying the image reached Dan Hlwe. |
| 29 |
January |
1785 |
The raft carrying the image reached Bu Dwin (Pan Din) |
| 30 |
January |
1785 |
The raft carrying the image reached Taung Goke. |
| 31 |
January |
1785 |
The image was landed at Onmrebhummi (Taung Goke); out of the total 10,000 men employed in this carrying
work, 5,000 were sent ahead to prepare the road; (a pagoda was built at this landing place in March 1785) |
| 5 |
February |
1785 |
The hauling of the image along the overland route began |
| 6 |
February |
1785 |
Stop at a Chin village (?Taung Sauk ) |
| 7 |
February |
1785 |
Stop at Kywe Gyan |
| 8 |
February |
1785 |
Stop at Don Tha Raw (the place is still called by this name) |
| 9 |
February |
1785 |
Stop at a Chin village |
| 10 |
February |
1785 |
Stop (place name not mentioned) |
| 11 |
February |
1785 |
Stop (place name not mentioned) |
| 12 |
February |
1785 |
Stop at Gyo Gya Taw of the Ba Hin Taung |
| 13 |
February |
1785 |
Pass through the Maw La Taung and stop at the Wa Myo Taung |
| 14 |
February |
1785 |
Pass through the Saing Thay Taung and stop at the Wet'' Hto Taung. |
| 15 |
February |
1785 |
Pass through the Su Ga Taung and stop at the Wun Thay Taung; the messenger who brought the report that the Great Image was on the way to the Royal Capital arrived at Amarapura. |
| 16 |
February |
1785 |
Pass through the Kyun Toe Taung and stop at the Way Lu Taung |
| 17 |
February |
1785 |
Pass through the Thamin Wabo Taung and stop at the Thit Hsaint Taung |
| 18 |
February |
1785 |
Pass through the Kywe Nwe Taung and stop at the Nga Hto Taung. |
| 19 |
February |
1785 |
Pass through the Hin Hsa Taung and stop at the Zin Byun Taung. |
|
* Visiting Scholar, The Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University.
Source: Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 25, 1983.
Title: Paya Lanma (Lords Highway) over the Yoma (Yakhine Range)
Author: Than Tun (Mandalay University)
About Author: Date: 7/7/2001
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