The Golden Letter of the Burmese King Alaungphaya to King George ll of Great Britain, view 2

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.