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The Mystery of the Three Kings (2002)
Digital Artefact
BBC, 2. (2002). The Mystery of the Three Kings. [Video]

The Mystery of the Three Kings is an investigation into the truth behind the biblical wise men who brought gifts to the newly born Christ. The programme uses evocative dramatisations and state-of-the-art computer graphics to shed new light on one of... Read More about The Mystery of the Three Kings.

Chinese Trade and Society in Southeastern Burma in the Nineteenth Century (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Charney, M. W. (2002, September). Chinese Trade and Society in Southeastern Burma in the Nineteenth Century. Paper presented at Burma-Myanma(r) Research and its Future, Gothenburg, Sweden

Previous studies of the Chinese in Burma have focused upon Chinese activities in Upper Burma, along the Sino-Burmese border. Thus, much attention has been given to their connections with Yunnan and their role in tying Burma to mainland China through... Read More about Chinese Trade and Society in Southeastern Burma in the Nineteenth Century.

Centralizing Historical Tradition in Precolonial Burma: The Abhiraja/Dhajaraja Myth in Early Kon-baung Historical Texts (2002)
Journal Article
Charney, M. W. (2002). Centralizing Historical Tradition in Precolonial Burma: The Abhiraja/Dhajaraja Myth in Early Kon-baung Historical Texts. South East Asia Research, 10(2), 185-215. https://doi.org/10.5367/000000002101297053

The Abhiraja/Dhajaraja story, the most important origin myth legitimizing Burmese kingship, is widely viewed as a central Burmese (Burman) tradition. Based on evidence from available pre-eighteenth century historical texts, many previously unexamined... Read More about Centralizing Historical Tradition in Precolonial Burma: The Abhiraja/Dhajaraja Myth in Early Kon-baung Historical Texts.

Nouveaux documents bactriens du Guzgan. [New Bactrian Documents from Guzgan] (2002)
Journal Article
Sims-Williams, N. (2002). Nouveaux documents bactriens du Guzgan. [New Bactrian Documents from Guzgan]. Comptes-rendus des séances de l'année... (Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres), 2002, 1047-58. https://doi.org/10.3406/crai.2002.22500

This article analyses the contents and historical significance of a group of eight Bactrian documents (subsequently edited with translation and philological commentary in Bulletin of the Asia Institute 15, 2001 [2005], pp. 9-29). It is shown that the... Read More about Nouveaux documents bactriens du Guzgan. [New Bactrian Documents from Guzgan].