Than Swe | |
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မောင်သန်းဆွေ | |
Deputy Minister of Culture of Myanmar | |
In office 2012–2015 | |
Vice-chairman of the Myanmar History Commission | |
In office ?–? | |
Personal details | |
Born | Tavoy, Tenasserim Division, Japanese Burma (now Dawei, Myanmar) | 28 November 1941
Nationality | Burmese |
Parent(s) |
U Su (father) Shwe Shwe (mother) |
Alma mater | University of Rangoon |
Occupation | Historian, writer, minister |
Than Swe ( Burmese: သန်းဆွေ; born 28 November 1941) is a Burmese historian, writer, and a former deputy Minister of Culture of Myanmar. [1] He writes under the pen name Maung Than Swe (Dawei) (မောင်သန်းဆွေ (ထားဝယ်)). He is known for his writings on Burmese history, specializing on the Konbaung period. His well-known works include Konbaung Shindan (Discourse on the Konbaung Period) and Konbaung Alun (Beyond Konbaung). He has published over 50 books during his career. [2] He has also served as vice-chairman of the Myanmar History Commission. [3] [4] [5] In 2013, he won the Thuta Swezon Literature Award for history with the book Hti Thadin, Nan Thadin. [6]
Over 50 books including: [7]
Than Swe | |
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မောင်သန်းဆွေ | |
Deputy Minister of Culture of Myanmar | |
In office 2012–2015 | |
Vice-chairman of the Myanmar History Commission | |
In office ?–? | |
Personal details | |
Born | Tavoy, Tenasserim Division, Japanese Burma (now Dawei, Myanmar) | 28 November 1941
Nationality | Burmese |
Parent(s) |
U Su (father) Shwe Shwe (mother) |
Alma mater | University of Rangoon |
Occupation | Historian, writer, minister |
Than Swe ( Burmese: သန်းဆွေ; born 28 November 1941) is a Burmese historian, writer, and a former deputy Minister of Culture of Myanmar. [1] He writes under the pen name Maung Than Swe (Dawei) (မောင်သန်းဆွေ (ထားဝယ်)). He is known for his writings on Burmese history, specializing on the Konbaung period. His well-known works include Konbaung Shindan (Discourse on the Konbaung Period) and Konbaung Alun (Beyond Konbaung). He has published over 50 books during his career. [2] He has also served as vice-chairman of the Myanmar History Commission. [3] [4] [5] In 2013, he won the Thuta Swezon Literature Award for history with the book Hti Thadin, Nan Thadin. [6]
Over 50 books including: [7]