Title Burmese administrative cycles : anarchy and conquest, 1580-1760 / Victor B. Lieberman

Published Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1984] ©1984

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations, maps Series Princeton Legacy Library Princeton legacy library. Contents Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Transcriptions, Dates, Terms, and Notes -- Maps -- Introduction -- 1. Decline and Restoration of the Toungoo Empire, C. 1580-1635 -- Section One. The First Toungoo Empire -- Section Two. Restoration of the Toungoo Dynasty, 1597-1635 -- 2. The Structure of Government in the Restored Empire -- Section One. Administration in the Nuclear Zone -- Section Two. Administration in the Zone of Dependent Provinces -- Section Three. Administration in the Zone of Tributaries 3. The Decline of Royal Authority in the Nuclear Zone, 1648-1752Section One. Growing Ministerial Autonomy, 1648-1714 -- Section Two. Disorganization of the Royal Population, c. 1660-1714 -- Section Three. Princely Dissidence to 1714 -- Section Four. The Final Reigns -- 4. Ava's Loss of Control over the Outer Zones, 1660-1752 -- Section One. Pacification and Decline in the Tributary Zone -- Section Two. The Manipuri Threat -- Section Three. The Revolt of Lower Burma -- Section Four. The Role of Neighboring Empires -- 5. Alaùng-Hpayá's Reintegration, 1752-1760 Summary This book is the first detailed study of administration and politics in premodern Burma and one of the few works of its kind for mainland Southeast Asia. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly h Notes Derived from author's doctoral dissertation, University of London, 1976 Subject HISTORY -- Asia -- Southeast Asia. Politics and government Politik Verwaltung Overheidsbeleid. Openbaar bestuur. SUBJECT Burma -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85018125 Subject Burma Birma. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781400855858 1400855853 069105407X 9780691054070

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