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Dr. Than Tun was
born in 1923 in Ngathaingchaung town, Yeikyi township, Ayeyawady Division.
He obtained his M.A degree in 1950, B.L degree in 1952 both from University
of Rangoon. From 1952 to 1956 he studied in London University, Schools of
Oriental and African Studies for the Ph. D degree and Submitted the thesis
“Buddhist in Pagan Period”. He was awarded the Ph. D degree in 1956. In 1959
he became a lecturer in Rangoon University, Dept. of History and Political
Science. In 1965 he was
promoted to the Professor and Head of Dept. in History at Mandalay
University, and he worked in Mandalay for nearly 20 years. He left Mandalay
form 15 Aug 1982. In 1982 he went to Tokyo University, Dept of South East
Asian Studies. Dr. Than Tun retired in 1983, while he was in Japan. From 1982 to 1987
he worked as a Research Fellow and Visiting professor in Tokyo University of
Foreign Studies, Dept of African and Asian Languages and Cultural Studies,
Tokyo International Christian University and Osaka University at Foreign
Studies. Later from Japan
he went to USA and worked as a visiting professor in Nothern. Illinois
University awarded Dr. Than Tun an Honorary Doctor of Literature in 1988.
During the years that he was in Japan and USA . He compiled and published
the “Royal orders of
Burma”
in 10 vols. In 1990 he came back to Myanmar and is at present working as a
Member of the Myanmar Historical Commission and Emeritus Professor in Yangon
University in the Dept. of History and Dept. of Archaeology. In 2000 Fukuokar
Asian Culture prize Committee awarded Dr. Than Tun the highest world-wide
academic award, a Literate of the 11th Fukuoka Asian Culture
Prizes 2000 in the Academic Prize Category. Dr. Than Tun resides at 155A, Yawgi Kyaung Lan (Road), Township,
Yangon with his wife and family.
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