Heroes of Bagan

Today, I received a book called Heroes of Bagan  by Thaw Dar Swe (Originally written by Daw Khin Myo Chit as Anawrahta of Burma) from Grandma. I am really happy to read it again :). I first read this book when I was 14 year old or so. It was Grandpa who bought me this book. Maybe it is one of the reason why I am fascinated about the Bagan (Pagan) Dynasty.

As the original author, Daw Khin Myo Chit, said, the book may not be historically correct; however, we can see the bond between the king and his dependable subjects and how they took part in the country building tasks. We can see loyalty, betrayal, love, hatred, sacrifices, war, peace, conquerors, losers, sufferings, passions, and above all else, the unity of strength in this book.

The story is, actually, more than 1000 year old. However, the characters of the story are so vivid that they seem still alive until today. Actually, there are many stories about the origins of nations or countries, for example, the Romance of Three Kingdoms in Chinese History,  Ivanhoe and King Richard in English History, and Iliads and Odyssey in Greek History. We are not sure how accurate are these stories, but more importantly they are still alive until today.

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