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The Golden Letter of the Burmese King Alaungphaya to King George ll of Great , view 1

King Alaungphaya18th century

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The Golden Letter of the Burmese King Alaungphaya to King George ll of Great Britain of 7 May 1756.

The Golden Letter from Burmese King Alaungphaya to King George II of Great Britain on May 7th, 1756 is a trade proposal. The text is engraved on pure gold and the gold leaf decorated with 24 rubies; it’s the sole surviving golden letter from Burma. It reflects the shift of English-French rivalry from within Europe and North America to southern Asia and is therefore a key document for the early colonial history of Asia. It documents the rise and the importance of one of the most important potentates of Burmese history who assumed a position as an equal of a Western colonial power and acted with self-confidence.

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  • Title: The Golden Letter of the Burmese King Alaungphaya to King George ll of Great , view 1
  • Creator: King Alaungphaya
  • Date Created: 18th century
  • Location: Myanmar
  • Subject Keywords: Politics, Diplomacy, Trade
  • Rights: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library – State Library of Lower Saxony (Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Bibliothek – Niedersächsische Landesbibliothek)
  • Medium: Manuscripts
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