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The National Library of Myanmar, located in Yankin Township, Yangon, is the national library of Myanmar. Established in 1952, the National Library, along with Universities' Central Library, is one of only two research libraries in Yangon. [3] The library houses more than 220,000 books, divided into 10 sections. [1]
The National Archives of Myanmar, officially known as the Department of National Archives (NAD), is an agency of the Burmese government charged with collecting, safeguarding, and conserving national records and archives. [1] The National Archives are housed in Naypyidaw's Ottarathiri Township and in Yangon's Dagon Township. [2]
The National Library of Myanmar holds 10,000 bundles of palm-leaf manuscripts, which have been collected from private donations and monasteries. Many more rolls of palm-leaf manuscripts remain uncollected, and are moldering in monasteries across the country without proper care as well as under attack by unscrupulous treasure hunters.
The history of Myanmar (also known as Burma; Burmese: မြန်မာ့သမိုင်း) covers the period from the time of first-known human settlements 13,000 years ago to the present day. The earliest inhabitants of recorded history were a Tibeto-Burman-speaking people who established the Pyu city-states ranged as far south as Pyay ...
The Bernard Free Library was established on 21 February 1883 when the Commissioner of Lower Myanmar (Lower Burma), Sir Charles Edward Bernard opened a library, with his collection of books, pre-colonial historical manuscripts, and literary works, in the centre of Rangoon (presently No 1 Basic Education High School, Latha Township).
Its early sections contain an origins story about the patron saint of the Lower Myanmar Mon named Gavampati. [ 2 ] According to the only extant palm-leaf manuscript of the chronicle, now located in the National Library of Myanmar , [ note 1 ] it is a Burmese translation of a Mon manuscript, made by or for an unnamed crown prince, the eldest son ...
To preserve and promote the traditional and cultural heritage of Myanmar. [4] Department for Promotion and Propagation of Sasana - Responsible for supporting missionary activity within Myanmar and abroad. It also undertakes translation of Pitakas and compilation of Buddhist Treatises State Pariyatti Sasana University, Yangon
The commission was founded in 1955 by the Burmese government to produce an official version of national history. [1] It regularly publishes the Bulletin of the Myanmar Historical Commission, and holds conferences in the country. [2] As of 2009, the Commission had published six volumes of modern Burmese history from 1947 onward. [3]