Journal of the American Oriental Society,
Vol.
10, (1872 - 1880), pp.
172-176
ARTICLE V.
ON A KAREN INSCRIPTION-PLATE.
By REV.
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Journal of the American Oriental Society,
Vol.
10, (1872 - 1880), pp.
172-176
ARTICLE V.
ON A KAREN INSCRIPTION-PLATE.
By REV.
ALONZO BUNKRR,
1II.
.
IOJr.
A.
aT 0 .
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TIm .
A.
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U.
Ilf .
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Presented to the Society October 20th, 18 10.
THE story of m, visit to Karenee, and the circumstances
attendirlg tlie cOPJIng of the Plate, are b~efly as follows:
Karenee is east from Toungoo twelve h8.
rd days journey.
It lies on the Salwen river, and is divided into Eastern and
Western Karenee, each ruled by its own chief.
Its natural
scenery is most interesting to the traveller.
I left Toungoo near the close of 1868, and joined Rev.
J.
B.
Vinton, of the Rangoon Mission, at Shwaygheen.
We travelled east to the Salwen river, and then north to the village of
Kai-pho-gyee, the chief of Western Karenee.
From Shwaylhaeen to the Salwen is about seven days, and from thence to
i-pho-gyee s village is about seven more, but we were nearly
twenty days on the road,
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