Mandalay and Other Cities of the Past in Burma |
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Alompra Amarapura Ananda Anawrata ancient Aracan architecture army audience beautiful Bin-ya-Ran Bo-daw-paya boats brick British Buddha Buddhist buildings built Burmese alphabet capital carved century A.D. Chinese conquest death East elephants Eliphant Emperor Empire eyes feet gate gilded gold golden hands hath hills hundred India inscription Irrawaddy Jewels King Mindon King of Ava King of Pagan King of Pegu King Thibaw King's kingdom Kings of Burma land live look Lord Mandalay Mandalay Palace Manuha Martaban Mergui Mindon Min Mingun Ministers moat Môn monastery monks neighbouring noble Pagan pagoda pagoda slave painted palace passed past pillars Prince Prome Queen reign rise river road roof rubies ruins Sagaing says Shan ships Siam Siamese spire splendour stands steamer stone Supaya-lat Tagoung Talaing Taung-thu Taungu temple Tenasserim Thare-kettaya That-byin-nyu Thatôn THIRD BURMESE WAR thousand throne Tigyaing to-day traveller trees village walls