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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Burmese votive tablets of 10th century -

http://antique-burma.blogspot.com/2010/01/king-anawrathas-wife-oueen-chipe-votive.html

"oueen chipe" must be a typo for Queen Saw.

Col. Ba Shin a well known historian wrote that there were 3 queens named Pwa Saw in the Bagan (formerly spelled Pagan) period, other than the famous Queen Saw of Maurice Collis's She was a Queen.

http://www.burmalibrary.org/show.php?cat=1273

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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Burmese votive tablets of 10th century -

Sagaing earthquake--building collapse in Bangkok--Ava Bridge in Myanmar--many images online

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