U Aung Thein--Prince Damrong's Translator--Daw Sein Sein's father--

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U Aung Thein was a Burmese man who worked for Siam's forestry department and later served as Prince Damrong Rajanubhab's Burmese translator and historical source consultant .

He helped Prince Damrong with Burmese source materials for his renowned history book, The Chronicle of Our Wars with the Burmese (known in Thai as Thai Rop Phama), first published in 1917. U Aung Thein (also known by his Siamese noble title as Phra Phraison Salarak Thein Subindu) later translated this influential work into English. His work enabled the dissemination of this foundational text of modern Thai national history to an English-speaking audience. The book recounts 24 wars between Siam and Burma from 1539 to 1767 and popularized key national historical narratives in Thailand, such as the heroism of Queen Suriyothai and King Naresuan's declaration of independence.

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