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In Malay in Jawi script. Hikayat Raja Khandak dan Raja Badar. Also known as Hikayat Raja Handak, a fictitious tale based on the seige of Medinah, telling of the battle between the infidels Raja Khandak and Raja Badar with the Prophet and ‘Ali. The hand appears to be quite modern. The rubricated...
In Malay in Jawi script. Sejarah Melayu or Sulālat al-salāṭin, also called here Hikayat Melayu. A copy of the ‘long’ version, ending with the defeat of Johor by Jambi. Copied in Singapore on 16 Rejab (no year given), by Husain bin Ismail of Tanah Merah from a MS owned by a person of Melaka. An...
Buddhist monastic rules entailing expulsion from the Sangha for life. The manuscript contains three works: (၁) ပါရာဇိကဏ်ပါဠိတော်နိသျ (က-ညီ) (၂) ပါစိတ်ပါဠိတော်နိသျ (ညု-ဏီ) (၃) ဘိက္ခူနီပါဠိတော်နိသျ (ဏု-ဒ)
An order from the Shwegyin District Officer, an order from the English Commander-in-Chief
Scope & Content:
1. An appointment order, issued by the Shwegyin District Officer. Text in Burmese script. A Photostat copy. 2. The English Commander-in-Chief’s order. In English and Burmese.
