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Ceylon will no doubt account for the beautiful work in the architec- 

 tural details of these buildings. But the designs for them appear 

 not to have been derived from Indian examples, and the fervent 

 revival of Buddhism may, for a short period, have called forth a talent 

 which derived its existence from enthusiasm for religion. The close 

 connection of Burma with India at this period is, in other respects, 

 worthy of notice. King A-nau-ra-hta is represented as having 

 married a daughter of the king of We-tha-li ; the ancient kingdom 

 of We-tha-li situated to the north of Patna, could scarcely be in 

 existence at this time, and the statement may be taken to mean that 

 A-nau-ra-hta did marry the daughter of some Buddhist Raja. A 

 strange mystery is at first thrown over the paternity of Kyan-tsit-tha, 

 who was the son of this Indian princess; and still stranger is 

 the doubt as to the paternity of Kyan-tsft-tha's grandson and successor 

 A-lung-tsi-thii. His mother was the daughter of Kyan-tsit-tha, 

 and it.seems to be implied in the history that his father was an Indian 

 prince, son of the king of Pa-teik-ka-ra. This prince came to 

 Pu-gan and committed suicide there, after which Kyau-tsit-tha's 

 daughter was married to a son of Kyan-tsit-tha's half brother Tsau-lii. 

 It is by no means clear what name is represented by Pa-teik-ka-ra. 

 The Burmese make sad havoc of all Indian names, except those 

 which they have received through the ancient Pali. The only name 

 which I can discover, as likely to have been meant, is Vikrampur, 

 which was near Dacca, and was for some time the capital of Eastern 

 Bengal, before the Mahomedan conquest, which commenced in 1203. 

 Up to the close of the eleventh century of the Christian era, 

 or even later, it is not improbable that the kings of Bengal were 

 still Buddhist ; and unless this part of the Burmese history is pure 

 invention, that must have been the case. But perhaps the strangest 

 story, illustrating the connection at this time between the two 

 countries, is that told of the revenge taken by the king of Pa-teik- 

 ka-ra for the murder of his daughter by king Na-ra-thu. This 

 story can scarcely have been invented. It is not one tending to 

 exalt the glory of the royal race, an object very clear to Burmese 

 historians. The name given to this king also " Kula-kya-meng," 

 or the king killed by foreigners, is that by which he is now 

 commonly called. Another undoubted instance of the connection 



