Burma's Lost Kingdoms: Splendours of Arakan by Pamela GutmanThe History and Civilization of Arakan
Along the Bay of Bengal, in the northwest corner of Burma, lie the splendid capital cities of ancient Arakan: Dhanyawadi, Vesali, the cities of the Lemro valley and Mrauk-U (Myohaung). Mentioned in Ptolemy's Geography in the 2nd century AD, Arakan was from earliest times a cosmopolitan state with a vigorous and complex culture. Indian Brahmins conducted the royal ceremonial, Buddhist monks spread their teaching, traders came by land and sea, and artists and architects used Indian and Southeast Asian models for inspiration. Through Buddhism, Arakan came into contact with other remote countries, including Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tibet and China. To the east were the many early empires of Southeast Asia: Mon, Khmer, Burman and Siamese; to the west Hindu empires were replaced by the Islamic courts of Bengal and Delhi.
This is the first comprehensive study on the history and civilization of Arakan. It serves as an excellent introduction to its hitherto almost unknown schools of sculpture and architecture.
Hardcover
Large Format
2001 Bangkok
Orchid Press
198 pages
180 Colour and B/W Photographs
5 Maps
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