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Shin Maha Thilawuntha

1453–1520 · 15th century

Shin Maha Thilawuntha was a Burmese Buddhist monk and writer of the Ava period, who lived from 1453 to 1520. He wrote poems, religious works and the Yazawin Kyaw of 1520, one of the earliest surviving Burmese chronicles. He and his contemporary Shin Maha Rahtathara are counted among the greatest classical Burmese poets.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Shin Maha Thilawuntha. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/shin-maha-thilawuntha
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