1864.] On the history of the JBurmali 'Race. 38 



India. For the present history, it is only necessary to notice two out 

 of the nine missionaries then sent forth. They are Yau-na-ka-dham- 

 ma-relc-lchee-ta to A-pa-ran-ta or Burma according to this history ; 

 and Oot-ta-rd and Thau-na to Thoo-wan-na Bhoom-mee or the Taking 

 country. In both those countries the missions were successful, and 

 multitudes of men and women became Eahans. King Dham-ma-thau- 

 ~ka died in the year 255 of religion. 



The second volume of the history ends with the death of this king. 



The third volume of the Maha Radza-weng commences with the direct 

 history of the Burmese kings in the following words : " We shall now 

 relate the first commencement of the long line of the Mran-md kings in 

 the great country of Tagoung ; the origin of all the kings who have 

 reigned in the land ; and also treat of the first foundation and the 

 progress of divine religion in the Mran-md country, under the Mr an- 

 md kings." 



The country which in the time of our lord Gautama is called Ta- 

 goung, was originally established by Abhi Radza. His history is as 

 follows. Before the appearance of the lord Gautama, the king of 

 Kau-tha-la and Pin-za-la-reet, wishing to ally himself with the king of 

 Kau-lee-ya, sent a noble to demand one of the daughters of that 

 sovereign. The Kau-lee-ya king from pride of race did not send a 

 satisfactory answer. A war then arose, and the king of JPin-za-la-reet 

 was victorious. The three Tha-Jcee kings of Kau-lee-ya, De-wa-da-ha, 

 and Kap-pi-la-wot being conquered, their countries were destroyed. 

 Afterwards they were once more restored to prosperity. At the time 

 when the Tha-hee kings were thus depressed, Abhi Radza the king of 

 Tha-hya Tha-hee race in Kap-pi-la-wot, in consequence of the dis- 

 turbed state of Mitz-tzi-ma-de-tha, took with him hi? army, and went 

 and established the country called Then-ga-tha-ra-ta or Tagoung* 

 Abhi Radza at his death left two sons, the elder named Kan Radza 

 gyee, and the younger Kan Radza ngay. They quarrelled regarding 

 their succession to the throne. By the advice of the wise men of the 

 nation, they agreed to abide by the result of a rivalry in good works, 

 and not of war. It was arranged that each was to commence at night 

 fall to ereet an alhoo mandat or religious building, and the Prince who 

 first finished his building was to succeed to the place of the father. 



; * Tagoung is an ancient city now in ruins situated on the Jrrawaddy river 

 m about 23 30' N. L. J 





